Ex parte LINDLEY 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        

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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                  Ex parte JACK R. LINDLEY, JR.                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-0363                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/740,3891                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MEISTER, FRANKFORT, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                

                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          Jack R. Lindley, Jr. (the appellant) appeals from the                                                                         

                 final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-7 and 9-23, the only claims                                                                          

                 remaining in the application.                                                                                                          



                          1Application for patent filed October 29, 1996.  According to appellant, the                                                  
                 application is a continuation of Application 08/440,096, filed May 12, 1995, now                                                       
                 abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application 08/407,334, filed March 20,                                                  
                 1995, now abandoned.                                                                                                                   
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