Ex parte BLAND 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 31                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                         Ex parte RALPH H. BLAND, JAMES M. JONZA, JAMES D. SMITH,                                                                       
                                         JEFFREY F. BRADLEY and KENNETH B. SMITH                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-4535                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 07/955,1161                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and GARRIS, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                        
                 final rejection of claims 1-14, 16-19, 22, 24-30, and 32-62.                                                                           
                 In the examiner’s supplemental answer entered June 25, 1997 as                                                                         
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                          1Application for patent filed October 1, 1992.                                                                                





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