Ex parte ASHBY 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                   Ex parte JAMES C. ASHBY and ROY G. TIEMANN                                                                 
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-0308                                                                    
                                                    Application 07/854,1921                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before MARTIN, FLEMING, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                 
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                      

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    

                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 1-22,                                                           
                which constitute all the claims remaining in the application.                                                                 
                         We affirm in part.                                                                                                   






                         1Application for patent filed March 20, 1992.                                                                        





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