Ex parte HARPER 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               (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS A. HARPER,                                                               
                                                 VALDEMAR GARZA JR. and                                                                
                                                        PHILIP R. MEAD                                                                 
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                                                     Appeal No. 96-1921                                                                
                                                 Application 08/225,1581                                                               
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                  
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               Before THOMAS, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent                                                            
               Judges.                                                                                                                 
               KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                     

                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                
                       This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                        

                       1Application for patent filed April 8, 1994.  According                                                         
               to appellants, this application is a division of Application                                                            
               07/830,435, filed January 30, 1992.                                                                                     
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