Ex parte SUTTON - 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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                               Ex parte RICHARD S. SUTTON                                                                                              
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                                                                        Appeal No. 94-4200                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 07/979,1391                                                                                             
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                                                                                 ON BRIEF                                                                                              
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                     Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative                                                                                                         
                     Patent Judges.                                                                                                                                                    
                     FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             

                                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                          
                                This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                                               
                     claim 1.                                                                                                                                                          
                                The invention relates to a machine for learning a pattern                                                                                              

                                1Application for patent filed November 20, 1992.                                                                                                       
                     According to appellant, the application is a continuation in                                                                                                      
                     part of Application 07/947,213, filed September 18, 1992.                                                                                                         
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