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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LEWIS K. CIRNE, JEFFREY R. COBB,
and ERIC C. SCHLEGEL
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Appeal No. 2001-1478
Application No. 08/853,539
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ON BRIEF1
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Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-45,
which are all of the claims pending in this application.
We AFFIRM.
1 We note that appellants waived their oral hearing since they did not attend the scheduled
hearing. Therefore, we have decided the appeal on brief.
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