Ex parte RINEHART 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                                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                          

                                      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 E. RINEHART                                                                        
                                                        and PETER J. KARTHEISER                                                                         
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                                                              Appeal No. 94-4259                                                                        
                                                           Application  07/853,2241                                                                     
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before DOWNEY, METZ and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                             
                 DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                                   This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C.  § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1,                                       
                 3-10, 12, 14-17 and 24; claims 18-23 pending in the application are directed to a non-                                                 
                 elected invention and, thus, are not before us.                                                                                        


                                   1  Application for patent filed March 17, 1992.                                                                      
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