THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
This opinion (1) was not written for publication and
(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN E. SHIVELY
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Appeal No. 93-3623
Application 07/629,690
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and TORCZON, Administrative
Patent Judges.
TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
BACKGROUND
A. The nature of the case
1. This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 1-15 and 19-25. No other claims are pending.
2. Appellant filed the subject application on 18 December
1990. He claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 120 of the
following United States patent applications: 07/174,956 (filed
29 March 1988, now United States patent 5,061,635, issued 29
October 1991), which was a continuation-in-part of 07/072,754
(filed 13 July 1987, now abandoned), which was a continuation-in-
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