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and is not binding precedent of the Board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 THOMAS W. BIERL,
VINCENT A. DURANTE,
LAWRENCE H. FINKEL and
DANIEL E. RESASCO
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Appeal No. 1998-1157
Application No. 08/278,782
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-17. Claims 22-24 have been
cancelled. We note that the examiner indicates that this
appeal involves claims 1-17. The examiner also indicates
that the rejection of claims 18-21 has been withdrawn and
that claims 18-20 would be allowable. Because the examiner
has also withdrawn the rejection of claim 21, we presume
that the examiner intends to indicate allowability of claim
21. We therefore treat this claim the same as claims 18-20.
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