The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is
not binding precedent of the Board
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM BREARLEY,
LAERTIS ECONOMIKOS, PAUL F. FINDEIS,
KIMBERLEY A. KELLY, BOUWE W. LEENSTRA,
ARTHUR G. MERRYMAN, ERIC D. PERFECTO,
CHANDRIKA PRASAD, JAMES P. WOOD
and ROY YU
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Appeal No. 1999-2403
Application 08/576,185
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and KRASS, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 14-21. Of these claims, the examiner
has indicated the allowability of claims 15-17 at page 2 of the
answer. Appellants have canceled claims 1-13. Therefore, only
claims 14 and 18-21 remain on appeal.
Representative claim 14 is reproduced below:
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