Ex parte GRIESS 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                  Ex parte KEVIN R. GRIESS,                                                                   
                                                       ANN C. MERENDA and                                                                     
                                                        DONALD L. PIERCE                                                                      
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-0609                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/480,1061                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                                                                 
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          



                         1Application for patent filed June 7, 1995.  According to                                                            
                the appellants, this application is a continuation of Application                                                             
                08/338,976, filed November 14, 1994; which is a continuation of                                                               
                Application 07/807,696, filed December 16, 1991.                                                                              
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