Ex parte VERMEER 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                  Ex parte WILLIAM H. VERMEER, ROBERT W. DAMSTETTER                   
                               and WILLIAM E. RYAN IV                                 
                                    _____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 97-2480                                   
                               Application 08/296,1221                                
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge,                           
          COHEN and ABRAMS,  Administrative Patent Judges.                            
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to                  
          allow claim 14, a new claim entered into the application                    
          subsequent to the final rejection.  This claim is the sole                  


               Application for patent filed August 25, 1994.1                                                                     
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