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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte EDGAR A. DALLAS and PETER B. WHITLOCK
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Appeal No. 2002-0993
Application No. 09/368,781
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection (Paper No. 10,
mailed May 23, 2001) of claims 1 to 5, 8 to 11, 14 to 16, 19 to 25, 27, 28 and 35 to 44.
Claims 6, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 26 and 29 to 34 have been canceled. Claims 45 to 49 have
not been rejected and according to the examiner stand withdrawn from consideration as
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