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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TIMOTHY V. STAGG, RICHARD L. SHEEHAN, JR.
and DEAN A. MINER
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Appeal No. 2006-1760
Application No. 09/728,697
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, TIMM and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2,
4-9, 11, 13-18, 20-25, 27, 29-33, 35-39, 41, 42, 44-52 and 56,
all the claims remaining in the present application.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
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