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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 43
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THOMAS L. MCLAUGHLIN
and CAROL A. CALDWELL
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Appeal No. 1999-2630
Application 08/341,464
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ON BRIEF
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Before PATE, MCQUADE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Thomas L. McLaughlin et al. originally took this appeal
from the final rejection of claims 6, 9, 10, 13 and 14. The
appellants have since canceled claims 10, 13 and 14, and added
claims 15 and 16 which were allowed by the examiner (see the
advisory action dated April 17, 1997, Paper No. 26). Thus, the
appeal now involves claims 6 and 9. Claims 1 through 5, the
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