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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 DENNIS W. SMITH, JOHN BALLATO,
STEPHEN FOULGER and SURESH KUMAR MANTHATI
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Appeal No. 2005-0711
Application No. 09/943,644
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
refusal to allow claims 16, 18, 19, 22 through 26, 28, 29 and 36
through 44 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the
amendments dated June 25, 2003, and Sep. 25, 2003, with the
respective Advisory Actions dated July 8, 2003, and Oct. 9, 2003;
see also the Answer, page 3, ¶(4)). No other claims are pending
in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§ 134.
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