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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32
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 P. MORAN, PATRICK CHIU and WILLIAM VAN MELLE
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Appeal No. 2000-0963
Application No. 08/736,883
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-3, 20-23, 57-84 and 86-
104, which constituted all the claims remaining in the application.
A first amendment after final rejection was filed on March 26, 1999
but was denied entry by the examiner. A second amendment after
final rejection was filed concurrently with the appeal brief on
September 9, 1999. This amendment was entered by the examiner.
This amendment cancelled claims 2, 3, 21-23, 60 and 61. Therefore,
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