Ex parte SANTOS - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                                                            

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                     Ex parte ROBERT O. SANTOS                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-1092                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/412,4911                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, STAAB                                                                           
                 and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                             
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Robert O. Santos appeals from the final rejection of                                                                          
                 claims 1 and 4 through 7.  Claims 8 through 14, the only other                                                                         
                 claims pending in the application, stand objected to as                                                                                


                          1Application for patent filed March 28, 1995.                                                                                 
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