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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH J. HARDING
and RICHARD O. BATZEL
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Appeal No. 2001-2636
Application No. 09/160,127
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HEARD: November 9, 2001
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Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, PATE
and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 47 through 91.1 No other claims
are pending in the application.
1 Contrary to appellants’ statement concerning the status of
amendments as set forth on page 2 of the brief, an
amendment (Paper No. 16) was filed on August 24, 2000 after
the final office action dated August 4, 2000 (Paper
No. 15). In the advisory office action dated September 8,
2000 (Paper No. 17), the examiner indicated that the
amendment of August 24, 2000 would be entered upon filing
an appeal. As indicated in the remarks in the amendment of
August 24, 2000 and as confirmed by the examiner in the
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