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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES B. COFFEY
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Appeal No. 2002-1143
Application No. 09/085,933
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-11 and 19-27, all the claims pending in the
application. Subsequent to the final rejection, the examiner
reconsidered the rejection of claims 1-11, 19, 20, 22-25 and 27 and
indicated at pages 2-3 of the answer that these claims were either
allowed or would be allowed if rewritten in independent form.
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