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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                            

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                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                                Ex parte WILLIAM O. McDERMITH                                                                                          
                                                                           MEHRDAD BANKI,                                                                                              
                                                                           and KEVIN M. BUSH                                                                                           
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                                                                            Appeal No. 96-0137                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/074,9781                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before URYNOWICZ, HAIRSTON and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 

                     URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                           


                                                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                            


                                This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 9-14, all the claims pending in the application.                                                     


                                1Application for patent filed June 10, 1993.  According to applicants, this application is a                                                           
                     continuation of Application 07/782,288, filed October 24, 1991, now abandoned, which is a                                                                         
                     continuation of Application 07/294,470, filed January 6, 1989, now U. S. Patent No. 5,140,526,                                                                    
                     granted August 18, 1992.                                                                                                                                          
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