The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not 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 BRUCE RONSEN AND RAGAB EL-RASHIDY
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Appeal No. 2001-1933
Application No. 08/940,058
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HEARD: January 24, 2002
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH1 and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
MILLS, 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 1-37, which are the claims on appeal in the application.
We reverse.
1 Judge Smith has been substituted for Judge Scheiner, who was present at the
oral hearing but who is unavailable at the time of this decision. Compare, In re Bose
Corp., 772 F.2d 866, 868, 227 USPQ 1, 3-4 (Fed. Cir. 1985)
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