Ex parte HARTRANFT 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 39                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                              Ex parte THOMAS J. HARTRANFT and                                                                          
                                                          CHARLES J. DUBAUSKAS                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0881                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 07/795,9081                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                          HEARD: March 2, 1998                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS, and PAK, 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 1-26.  Claim 1 and 14 are                                                                                    
                 representative and are reproduced below:                                                                                               
                 1.       A method of mixing dialysate in a hemodialysis machine,                                                                       
                 comprising:                                                                                                                            

                          1Application for patent filed November 15, 1991.                                                                              





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