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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DOUGLAS B. MURDOCK
and RICHARD B. WEARN, JR.
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Appeal No. 2002-2074
Application No. 09/494,965
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Douglas B. Murdock et al. originally took this appeal from
the final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6 through 11, 17
through 21, 32 through 37, 54 through 58, 62 and 63. As the
examiner has since withdrawn all rejections of claims 2 through
4, 6 through 11, 19, 36, 37 and 56 through 58, the appeal now
involves claims 1, 17, 18, 20, 21, 32 through 35, 54, 55, 62 and
63. Claims 2 through 16, 19, 22 through 31, 36, 37 and 56
through 61 stand objected to as depending from rejected base
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