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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ADRIAN S. BUTTER, JOHN M. KACZMARCZYK, AGNES Y. NGAI,
EDWARD F. WESTERMANN, and ROBERT J. YAGLEY
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Appeal No. 1999-2449
Application No. 08/745,584
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner's final rejection1 of claims 1-3, 5-9, 11, 12, and 15-
17.
1 The rejection of claim 13 has been withdrawn by the examiner (answer,
page 2). Claims 4, 10, and 14 have been canceled (brief, page 2).
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