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                    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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                   _______________                                    
                             Ex parte JAMES D. SAMPICA,                               
                        MELVIN L. CAMPBELL, C. JOHN ANDERSON,                         
                                 AND DUANE SCHLATTER                                  
                                   _______________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 97-3474                                   
                               Application  08/431,2111                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and KRASS, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1, 2, 4 through 7 and 11 through 14.  Claim 3 has been               
          canceled and claims 8 through 10, 15 and 16 have been indicated             
          by the examiner as being allowable.                                         
               The invention pertains to liquid crystal displays and, more            
          particularly, to a liquid crystal display [LCD] laminated with a            
          silicon gel adhesive to which optical components are attached.              

                                                                                     
          1   Application for patent filed April 28, 1995.                            





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