Ex Parte Betzen - Page 5

                  Appeal No. 2003-0930                                                                                        Page 5                      
                  Application No. 09/550,555                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 3 and 4 under the                                                  
                  judicially created doctrine of double patenting is reversed.                                                                            
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              





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                                             LAWRENCE J. STAAB                                     )         APPEALS                                      
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