Ex Parte Steger 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 13              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte CHRISTINE GAIL STEGER and DENIS ALLEN DARBY                  
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                                Appeal No. 2004-0694                                  
                               Application 09/839,741                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 1 through 3, 6, 8, 11 through 13, 16 and 18,            
          which are all of the claims remaining in this application.                  
          Claims 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 and 19 through 21 have been               
          canceled.                                                                   
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