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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES SPROATT, ALICE POSLEY
and MICHAEL SEIY
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Appeal No. 2002-2227
Application No. 09/522,545
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HEARD: March 11, 2003
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Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claim 24.
Claims 1-5, 8-11, 20, 21, 25 and 26 have been allowed, and claims 6, 7, 12-19, 22 and
23 have been canceled.
We REVERSE.
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