Ex Parte MULLINS - 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                                 for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25            

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                     Ex parte WILLIAM PRESLEY MULLINS                                         
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             Appeal No. 2002-2107                                             
                                           Application No. 09/160,085                                         
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                                  ON BRIEF1                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
            NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                



                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 13         
            and 27.  Claims 14 to 26, the other claims pending in this application, have been                 
            allowed.                                                                                          


                   We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                         


                   1 On January 15, 2003, the appellant filed a waiver of request for oral hearing (Paper No. 24).





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