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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte NICHOLAS D. OSBORNE,
ANDREW D. SUTTON, and
RICHARD A. JOHNSON
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Appeal No. 2002-1682
Application No. 09/023,696
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 21 through
27. Claims 1 and 20, which are the only other claims remaining in the application,
stand withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner as directed to a non-
elected invention.
Representative Claim
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