Ex Parte MIHALISIN 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                                                 is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                   
                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                      
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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                                      Ex parte JOHN R. MIHALISIN, JOHN CORRIGAN,                                                
                                         GILBERT M. GRATTI and RUSSEL G. VOGT                                                   
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                                                     Appeal No. 2002-2142                                                       
                                                   Application No. 09/276,858                                                   
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                             
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               Before GARRIS, TIMM, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
               TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                               



                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
                      Appellants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1-20,                     
               which are all of the claims pending in this application.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.                   
               § 134.                                                                                                           













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