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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHARLES A. MCWHERTER, YIQING FENG
JOHN P. MCKEARN, NICHOLAS R. STATEN, PHILIP R. STREETER,
SUSAN L. WOULFE, NANCY I. MINSTER, and JOHN C. MINNERLY
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Appeal No. 2001-1580
Application No. 08/955,090
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-11, all of the claims in the application. Claim 1 is
representative and reads as follows:
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