Ex parte KOWALSKI 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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte THOMAS C. KOWALSKI                              
                                 and ROBERT W. PIKE                                   
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                                 Appeal No. 95-0562                                   
                               Application 07/878,9401                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and ELLIS, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 3, and 5 through 24.  Copies of representative claims               
          1 and 23 are reproduced in an attached appendix.                            
               The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:              


               Application for patent filed May 5, 1992.1                                                                     
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