Ex Parte AUGSBURG et al - Page 1




          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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 VICTOR ROBERTS AUGSBURG,                           
                      JEFFREY TODD BRIDGES, THOMAS K. COLLOPY,                        
                 JAMES N. DIEFFENDERFER, and THOMAS ANDREW SARTORIUS                  
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2002-1672                                  
                             Application No. 09/412,124                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before RUGGIERO, BARRY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     

          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 1-8 and 12-22, which are all of the claims pending in the            
          present application.  Claims 9-11 have been canceled.                       




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