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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte GREGORY E. BOTTOMLEY
Appeal No. 2004-0925
Application 09/204,734
ON BRIEF
Before KRASS, OWENS, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the examiner’s refusal to allow
claims 1, 5, 7-9, 12, 16, 18-20, 23, 27 and 29-31 as amended
after final rejection. Claims 6, 28 and 34-39 have been allowed.
Claim 17, which is the only other pending claim, stands objected
to as dependent upon a rejected base claim but allowable if
rewritten in independent form.
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