Ex parte HIGA 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                    law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                       
                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                     
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                                                 Ex parte KELVIN T. HIGA,                                                                                  
                                                                ROBERT W. GEDRIDGE, JR.                                                                                    
                                                                    RALPH KORENSTEIN,                                                                                      
                                                                   and STUART J.C. IRVINE                                                                                  
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                                                                       Appeal No. 96-3475                                                                                  
                                                                     Application 08/245,7751                                                                               
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                     
                    JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                            

                                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                     


                              This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-13.                                                       
                              Claims 1, 6, 7, and 13 are  representative and are reproduced below:                                                                         



                              1Application for patent filed May 18, 1994.                                                                                                  
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