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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 15
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 W. BURGHER,
DENNIS F. DONG,
and
RICHARD E. LOFTFIELD
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Appeal No. 1999-1258
Application No. 08/854,332
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, OWENS, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s refusal
to allow claims 1 through 20 as amended subsequent to the final
rejection (see the amendment dated Aug. 4, 1998, Paper No. 8,
entered as per the Advisory Action dated Aug. 19, 1998, Paper
No. 9, thus overcoming the final rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
paragraph 2). Claims 1-20 are the only claims pending in this
application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
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