Ex Parte FRANKENBACH 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                         is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                         Ex parte GAYLE MARIE FRANKENBACH,                            
                      ELLEN SCHMIDT BAKER, REBECCA GAYL BAKER,                        
                   MARC JOHAN DECLERCQ, HUGO JEAN MARIE DEMEYERE,                     
                    RYAN MATTHEW HEIDEN, CHARLES ALBERT HENSLEY,                      
                         BRENT ALAN KOLB, RUTH ANNE MURPHY,                           
                          RONALD EDWARD PEGOLI, TOAN TRINH,                           
                       ERROL HOFFMAN WAHL, MICHAEL R. WEAVER,                         
                       DEAN LARRY DUVAL, JOHN HENRY SHAW, JR.,                        
                             MASAE NOGAMI and RONGHUI WU                              
                                   _____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2003-0777                                  
                             Application No. 09/554,969                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, WARREN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                
          12-21, 23 and 25-39.  The final rejection of claims 22 and 24               








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