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not binding precedent of the Board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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LANCE R. CARLSON,
JEFFREY L. WHALEY and ROBERT L. METZ
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Appeal No. 2002-2009
Application 09/843,631
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 47-67.
The language in dispute common to independent claims 47
(and its dependent claims 48-62), 63, 64 and 65 relates to the
following feature of these claims:
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