Ex Parte COOPER et al - Page 1




              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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9                
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
                                                    ____________                                                        
                     Ex parte THOMAS P. COOPER, MICHAEL J. HILL, DENNIS R. KONRAD,                                      
                                            and THOMAS L. NOWATZKI                                                      
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                                                Appeal No. 2001-2296                                                    
                                             Application No. 09/001,138                                                 
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
              BLANKENSHIP, 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 1-31, which are all the claims remaining in the application.                          
                     We reverse.                                                                                        













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