The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CARL J. GIARDINO,
DAVID B. GRIFFITH, CHUNGFAH HOWARD HO,
JAMES M. HOWELL and MICHELLE HOYT WATKINS
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Appeal No. 2004-04951
Application No. 09/503,5992
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ON BRIEF
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Before: SPIEGEL, TIERNEY and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1-33, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
I. Introduction
Claims 1 and 16 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as
follows (emphasis added).
1 The application on appeal was received at the Board on 10 December 2003.
2 Application for patent filed 11 February 2000.
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