Ex parte AUSTIN 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                               Ex parte GEORGE K. AUSTIN and STEPHEN N. WEILER                                                                
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-1439                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/417,9811                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                               
                NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            



                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                               
                rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6 through 13 and 15.   Claim 14                         2                                    
                has been allowed.  Claim 5 has been canceled.                                                                                 



                         1Application for patent filed April 6, 1995.                                                                         
                         2Claim 15 has been amended subsequent to the final                                                                   
                rejection.                                                                                                                    





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