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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT N. HUNT
and TERRY L. THIEM
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Appeal No. 2002-0515
Application No. 09/222,092
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, DELMENDO, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 to
20.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.
1 According to the Examiner, Answer page 2, the subject matter of claim 21 is allowable.
However, claim 21 is objected to as depending upon a rejected base claim.
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