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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CURTIS HARTMANN and OSMAN A. DUMAN
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Appeal No. 2000-1250
Application No. 08/662,077
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ON BRIEF1
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Before HAIRSTON, BLANKENSHIP, and LEVY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner's final rejection2 of claims 1-15, which are all of the
claims pending in this application.
1 The Oral Hearing scheduled for March 21, 2002 was waived by appellants
in a communication received, via fascimile transmission, on March 15, 2002.
2 An amendment (Paper No. 12, filed October 25, 1999) filed concurrently
with the brief, has been entered by the examiner. As a result of the
amendment, the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second and fourth paragraphs,
have been withdrawn by the examiner (answer, page 2).
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