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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TODD C. HOUG
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Appeal No. 2003-2116
Application No. 09/306,954
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Todd C. Houg originally took this appeal from the final
rejection (Paper No. 14) of claims 1 through 26, all of the
claims pending in the application. Upon consideration of the
appellant’s main brief (Paper No. 18), the examiner issued an
Office action (Paper No. 19) reopening prosecution and entering
superseding rejections of the claims. Pursuant to 37 CFR
§ 1.193(b)(2)(ii), the appellant then filed a request that the
appeal be reinstated (Paper No. 20) and a supplemental brief
(Paper No. 21). Implicitly granting the request, the examiner
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