Ex Parte NJOROGE 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                                for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11              



                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                              
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                                      Ex parte F. GEORGE NJOROGE,                                             
                                         BANCHA VIBULBHAN, and                                                
                                      VIYYOOR M. GIRIJAVALLABHAN                                              
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                                            Appeal No. 2002-1438                                              
                                         Application No. 09/345,966                                           
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                                                 ON BRIEF                                                     
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            Before WINTERS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
            WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             
                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                   This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1, 2, 6                
            through 12, and 16 through 21, all of the claims pending in this application.                     


                                            Representative Claim                                              
                   Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:          









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