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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RICHARD O. RATZEL, ROGER P. M. RINKENS,
MICHAEL J. LENCOSKI and DIRK J. SIEKMANN
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Appeal No. 2001-1916
Application No. 09/189,551
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ON BRIEF1
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Before McQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, 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 5, 9
to 14, 41, 42, 47, 48, 59 to 62 and 68. Claims 6 to 8, 15 and 16 have been objected to
as depending from a non-allowed claim. Claims 17 to 40, 43 to 46, 49 to 58 and 63 to
67 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn
to a nonelected invention. No claim has been canceled.
We REVERSE and REMAND.
1 On October 18, 2001, the appellants waived the oral hearing (see Paper No. 21) scheduled for
November 29, 2001.
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