Ex Parte SANDERS 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 20              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte BOBBY W. SANDERS, JOSEPH L. KONCSEK                      
          and LINDA S. HEDGES                                                         
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0239                                  
                               Application 09/382,437                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 1 and 9 through 12.  Claims 2 through 8, the            
          only other claims remaining in the application, have been                   
          withdrawn from further consideration as being directed to non-              
          elected species.  Claims 13 through 19 have been canceled.                  

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