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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WAYNE E. CHILDERS, JR.,
HORACE FLETCHER, III,
MAGID A. ABOU-GHARBIA, and
JOHN P. YARDLEY
Appeal No. 2003-0890
Application No. 09/706,683
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ON BRIEF
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WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of
claims 1-3, 16, and 27-30. Claims 4, 7-12, 14, and 15 are pending but have been
objected to by the examiner. These are the only claims pending in the application.
Claims 1 and 16 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and read as
follows:
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