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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            

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                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                         
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                     Ex parte DANNY W. GILLIAM and WADE C. PATTERSON                                                                    
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                                                              Appeal No. 97-1177                                                                        
                                                            Application 08/368,0261                                                                     
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge, McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative                                                         
                 Patent Judge, and MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                
                 CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, 6 and 8 to 20, all the                                             
                 claims remaining in the application.                                                                                                   
                          The appealed claims are drawn to a system for, and method of, controlling the                                                 


                          1Application for patent filed January 3, 1995.                                                                                
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