Ex parte CRIPE et al. - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                
                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                                    
                (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                                                                      
                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                    


                                                                                                    Paper No. 21                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                     Ex parte JERRY D. CRIPE, GERARD T. REED and JAMES C. KOONTZ                                                              
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-3512                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/235,6231                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before COHEN, MEISTER, FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                               
                MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         Jerry D. Cripe, Gerard T. Reed and James C. Koontz (the                                                              
                appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20, the                                                               
                only claims present in the application.                                                                                       
                         WE REVERSE.                                                                                                          


                         1Application for patent filed April 29, 1994.                                                                        
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