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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ALAN E. RHEAULT, MARK W. CHAMBERLIN,
SAMUEL J. ELLISON and GEORGE J. SIMONS
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Appeal No. 2001-1636
Application No. 09/226,890
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 12, 14
1
to 16 and 20 to 23. Claims 13 and 17 to 19 have been allowed. No claim has been
canceled.
Claim 23 was amended subsequent to the final rejection.1
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