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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
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Appeal No. 2005-0806
Application No. 10/179,8121
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, NASE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection (mailed March 2,
2004) of claims 1 to 13, which are all of the claims pending in this application.2
We AFFIRM.
1 According to the appellant, this application is a continuation of Application No. 09/121,628, filed
July 23, 1998, which is a continuation of Application No. 08/815,556, filed March 12, 1997.
2 Claims 6 and 9 were amended subsequent to the final rejection. This amendment overcame the
rejection of claims 6 to 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
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