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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RICHARD O. RATZEL, JOSEPH J. HARDING,
MICHAEL J. LENCOSKI, JAMES A. SIMMONS
and DONALD J. BARNHOUSE
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Appeal No. 2002-1023
Application No. 09/387,399
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 7, 8, 10-
12, 39-42 and 56. A review of the file indicates that claims 19, 20, 32 and 34-55 have
been withdrawn from consideration as being drawn to a non-elected invention, and
claims 1-6, 9, 13-18, 21-31 and 33 have been canceled.
We REVERSE.
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