Ex Parte Walker 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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                         
                                                 ____________                                                  
                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                  
                            Ex parte JEFFERY W. WALKER and J. PATRICK EPLING                                   
                                                 ____________                                                  
                                             Appeal No. 2005-0335                                              
                                           Application No. 09/569,645                                          
                                                 ____________                                                  
                                          HEARD: FEBRUARY 8, 2005                                              
                                                 ____________                                                  
             Before MCQUADE, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                      
             BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                



                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-4, 7,          
             10, 13, 14 and 19.  Claims 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 15-18, the only other claims pending in            
             this application, stand withdrawn from consideration as not being directed to elected             
             species.  Claims 8 and 20-24 have been canceled.                                                  
                   We REVERSE.                                                                                 









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