Ex parte MAHAR - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                   Ex parte ROBERT C. MAHAR                                                                   
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                                                        Appeal No. 94-2973                                                                    
                                                Application No. 07/956,5291                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before DOWNEY, HANLON and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
                HANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final                                                               
                rejection of claims 1-5 and 7-22, all of the claims pending in                                                                
                the application.  Claims 1 and 22 are representative of the                                                                   
                subject matter on appeal and read as follows:                                                                                 







                         1Application for patent filed October 5, 1992.                                                                       





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