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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN A. HEALY and CRAIG WOJCIESZAK
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Appeal No. 2002-0955
Application No. 09/511,921
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 3-5,
8, 10-18, 21 and 23-31. Claims 19 and 20, the only other claims pending in the
application, stand withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected
species. Appellants are appealing the rejections of claims 4, 5, 13-15, 17, 21 and 23-
31 only. The amendments (Paper Nos. 8 and 11) filed subsequent to the final rejection
have not been entered.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
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