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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN L. EMMONS and ROBERT HARDESTY
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Appeal No. 2001-1306
Application No. 08/939,762
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, LIEBERMAN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4 through 14. Claims 15 and 16 stand
withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner as directed to
a non-elected invention (Brief, pages 1-2; see 37 CFR § 1.142(b)).
The only other claim pending in this application is claim 17, which
has been allowed by the examiner (Brief, pages 1-2; Final Rejection
dated Aug. 16, 1999, Paper No. 8, pages 4-5). We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
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