Ex parte DOLGAS 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                   publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29                                     

                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                  
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                  
                                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                   
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                                             Ex parte PATRICK A. DOLGAS, E. WAYNE ZICHT                                                                             
                                                                and ALVIN C. BANNER                                                                                 
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                                                                   Appeal No. 97-0986                                                                               
                                                                Application 08/430,5801                                                                             
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                                                                          ON BRIEF                                                                                  
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                   Before MEISTER, STAAB and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                    
                   STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                              

                                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                  
                            This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 2, 9                                                      
                   and 12.  Claims 1, 3-8, 10 and 11, the only other claims remaining in the application, have                                                      
                   been allowed.                                                                                                                                    


                            1Application for patent filed April 28, 1995.  According to the appellants, the                                                         
                   application is a continuation of Application 08/234,134, filed April 28, 1994.                                                                   
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