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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HAROLD MAGERLEIN and ALBERT E. RUEHLI
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Appeal No. 2001-1444
Application No. 08/994,706
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of
claims 18-23. Claims 1-17 were canceled earlier in the
prosecution. An amendment filed January 25, 2001 after final
rejection, which canceled claim 21, was approved for entry by the
Examiner. Accordingly, only the Examiner’s rejection of claims
18-20, 22, and 23 is before us on appeal.
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