Appeal No. 1998-0667 Page 14 Applicatior~No. 081280,306 Other Issue We make of record U.S. Patent Number 6,046,173 which issued from an application stated to be a continuation of the present application. Upon return of the application, the examiner should review the claims of U.S. Patent Number 6,046,173 and determine whether double patenting issues arise. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED W L $ . ~William F. s ith Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ~ ~ b, do ~ - 2 )) BOARD OF PATENT Demetra J. Mills ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES 1 Administrative Patent Judge jPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007