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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RONALD J. AUSTIN
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Appeal No. 2003-0928
Application No. 09/692,431
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ON BRIEF
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Before McQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection (Paper No. 5,
mailed May 22, 2002) of claims 1 to 5. Claims 6 to 9, the only other claims pending in
this application, have been indicated by the examiner as containing allowable subject
matter.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
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