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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LARRY M. CIRJAK, MICHAEL F. LEMANSKI, DAVID R. WAGNER,
NANCY C. BENKALOWYCZ, PATRICIA R. BLUM, MARC A. PEPERA, and
CHRISTOS PAPARIZOS
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Appeal No. 2003-2012
Application No. 09/981,454
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 16-36.
These are all of the claims remaining in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for
manufacturing vinyl acetate in a fluid-bed reactor wherein the
hydrocarbon reactants are fed into the reactor separately from
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