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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS L. STEINEMANN, IVORY A. REIS,
LOUS M. FINK, HARRY H. BROWN and RICHARD A. MARLAR
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Appeal No. 2001-1685
Application No. 08/596,698
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges,
MILLS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. ' 134 from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1-21 which are the claims on appeal in this application.
Claims 1 and 9 are representative of the claims on appeal and read as follows:
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