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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN G. POSA and BARRY H. SCHWAB
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Appeal No. 1999-1096
Application No. 08/556,746
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 5, 10, 11, 16 through 24, 27 through 30,
and 35 through 50. In the Examiner's Answer (page 2), the
examiner indicates that claims 42 through 47 are allowed and
claims 19, 27 through 30, and 50 are objected to as being
dependent upon a rejected base claim but would be allowable if
rewritten in independent form. Accordingly, only claims 1, 5,
10, 11, 16 through 18, 20 through 24, 35 through 41, 48, and 49
remain before us on appeal.
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