Ex parte KRAFT 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT J. KRAFT and ROBERT J. McCLELLAND                                                               
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-2228                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/509,2591                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before STAAB, McQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                 
                McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1 through                                                          
                12, all of the claims pending in the application.2                                                                            

                         1Application for patent filed July 31, 1995.                                                                         
                         2The record in the instant application indicates that                                                                
                subsequent to the final rejection, which is dated May 15, 1996                                                                
                (Paper No. 6), the appellants filed a request for reconsideration                                                             
                on July 19, 1996 (Paper No. 7), a petition/fee for a one month                                                                
                extension of time and an appeal brief on September 23, 1996                                                                   
                (Paper Nos. 9 and 10), and a notice of appeal on October 18, 1996                                                             
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