THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in
a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL G. CAREY, PATRICK M. SMITH
THOMAS W. SIGMON and RANDY C. ACEVES
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Appeal No. 2001-2042
Application No. 09/025,0061
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C.§ 134 from the examiner’s refusal to
allow claims 17, 18 and 23-33 which are all the claims pending in this application. Claim 33 has
been amended after the final office action dated August 1, 2000, Paper No. 14.
1 Application for patent filed February 17, 1998.
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