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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
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 M. SIEP and RONALD E. STAFFORD
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Appeal No. 2000-1699
Application No. 08/706,123
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO and LALL, 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 3, 4, 6-9, 11, 12,
14-16 and 20-27, which constitute all the claims remaining in
the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed
on April 2, 1999 and was entered by the examiner.
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