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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LONNIE G. JOHNSON
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Appeal No. 2000-1327
Application No. 08/402,624
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Lonnie G. Johnson appeals from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-18, all the claims pending in the
application.
By way of background, this is the second appeal taken by
appellant from the examiner’s final rejection of the above
claims. In Appeal No. 97-0277, this merits panel of the Board
affirmed the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-18 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103, and pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) entered a new ground of
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