Ex parte STOLIS 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                    law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                                       
                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                     
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                                        Ex parte PAUL STOLIS, JOHN D. VALA                                                                                 
                                                                   CLIVE E. CATCHPOLE,                                                                                     
                                                                      JOHAN P. BAKKER,                                                                                     
                                                                  GARY B. COPENHAVER,                                                                                      
                                                                  DAVID J. CONCANNON,                                                                                      
                                                                     ROBERT T. ROURKE,                                                                                     
                                                                     and DAVID J. VALICE                                                                                   
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                                                                       Appeal No. 94-3631                                                                                  
                                                                     Application 07/883,5131                                                                               
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                             
                    JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                              

                                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                     
                    This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's                                                                             
                    rejection of claims 1-15 and 22-33, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application.                                                      
                    The claimed invention pertains to an image source means for use in taking pictures of checks                                                           

                              1Application for patent filed May 15, 1992.                                                                                                  
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