Ex parte GITLIN 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                       

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                            Ex parte HARRIS M. GITLIN and JAMES W. MALONEY, JR.                                                               
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-3482                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/155,0101                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before MEISTER, ABRAMS and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
                ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally                                                          
                rejecting claims 1 through 8 and 11.  At that point, claims 9 and                                                             
                10 had been canceled, and the examiner had indicated that                                                                     
                dependent claims 5 and 6 would be allowable if rewritten in                                                                   
                independent form.                                                                                                             


                         1Application for patent filed November 19, 1993.                                                                     
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