Ex Parte Hill 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                                for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12              



                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                              
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                                        Ex parte RANDAL M. HILL and                                           
                                                ZUCHEN LIN                                                    
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                                            Appeal No. 2002-0433                                              
                                         Application No. 09/575,258                                           
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                                                 ON BRIEF                                                     
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            Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.                        
            WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             
                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                   This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 6,           
            which are all of the claims pending in the application.                                           
                   Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:          













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