Ex Parte LICHTENWALTER 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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35             
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                              
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
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                          Ex parte GUY LICHTENWALTER and NORMAN D. MARSCHKE                                           
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                                                Appeal No. 2002-1782                                                  
                                              Application No. 08/709,354                                              
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                        
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             Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
             ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                     



                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                    This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-4 and                
             21.  Claims 5-20 have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-                      
             elected invention.                                                                                       


                    We REVERSE.                                                                                       











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