Ex Parte DESIMONE et al - Page 1



            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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          Ex parte FRANK C. DeSIMONE, ROBERT J. PIECHOWIAK,                           
                    CHARLES R. MILLER, Sr., and HENRY C. NICHOLSON                    
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2001-1969                                 
                              Application No. 09/040,478                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2                 
          through 15, 17 through 23, 27, 28, and 30 through 35.  These                
          claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application.           








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