Ex Parte Coffin 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                                        for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                   


                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                         
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                       Ex parte PAUL COFFIN, ROBERT L. MUELLER                                                       
                                                  and MORLEY C. TOBEY, JR.                                                           
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                                                      Appeal No. 2004-2161                                                           
                                                    Application No. 10/028,875                                                       
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                
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               Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     
               ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                  



                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                              
                       This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 5-8                          
               and 14-23.  Claims 3 and 4 have been canceled and claims 9-13 have been withdrawn                                     
               from consideration.                                                                                                   


                       We AFFIRM.                                                                                                    










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