Ex parte HILL - 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                     publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 C. HILL, JR.                                                                                        
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                                                                           Appeal No. 96-1602                                                                                          
                                                                        Application 08/168,6691                                                                                        
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before CALVERT, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                  
                     STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                               

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                           This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-9.  Claims                                                             
                     10 and 11, the only other claims pending in the application, have been withdrawn from                                                                             



                                1 Application for patent filed December 16, 1993.  According to appellant, the                                                                         
                     application is a division of 08/050,507, filed April 20,1993, now U.S. Patent No.                                                                                 
                     5,271,633, issued December 21, 1993.                                                                                                                              
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