Ex parte CERMINARA 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 13                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                      Ex parte FRANK A. CERMINARA, JOEL A. ROSSBACH, JOHN A. WARGO                                                                      
                                                       and RAYMOND H. LEGATTI                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-0289                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/111,3321                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 8.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number 6),                                                                              
                 claims 5 and 6 were amended, and claim 4 was canceled.                                                                                 
                 Accordingly, claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 8 remain before                                                                          
                 us on appeal.                                                                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed August 24, 1993.                                                                                





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