Ex parte KIEFER 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                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 NATALIE R. KIEFER,                                                                   
                                         FRANCIS T. BARBATO, LARRY HINDERER                                                                   
                                                                   and                                                                        
                                                         NEALE A. MESSINA                                                                     
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-2225                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/445,9121                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                         1Application for patent filed May 22, 1995.  According to                                                            
                appellants, the application is a continuation of Application                                                                  
                08/201,523, filed February 25, 1994, abandoned; which is a                                                                    
                continuation of Application 07/953,422, filed September 29, 1992,                                                             
                now U.S. Patent 5,302,114, issued April 12, 1994; which is a                                                                  
                continuation-in-part of Application 07/785,960, filed October 31,                                                             
                1991, abandoned.                                                                                                              
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