Ex parte PEKALA 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                 not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11                                          

                                       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 W. PEKALA, STEVEN T. MAYER,                                                                         
                                      JAMES L. KASCHMITTE and ROBERT L. MORRISON                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0158                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/110,0031                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WEIFFENBACH, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection                                                                      
                 of claims 1, 2, 11, 12 and 15.  The only other claims                                                                                  
                 remaining in the application, which are claims 3, 4, 6, 8-10,                                                                          



                          1Application for patent filed August 23, 1993.                                                                                
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