Ex Parte HOKE - 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                                 for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                        
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                           
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                           Ex parte JAMES B. HOKE                                             
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             Appeal No. 2003-0093                                             
                                           Application No. 09/292,137                                         
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                                   ON BRIEF                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
            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 claims 1-5 and         
            9.  Claims 6-8 have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-                 
            elected invention.                                                                                


                   We REVERSE.                                                                                











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