Ex parte WESSELINK 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                       Ex parte GUSTAAF A. WESSELINK and FRANCISCUS A. S. LIGTHART                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1083                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/150,0991                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                                   This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                                                                 
                 1 through 3, 5 and 9 through 14.  Claims 4 and 6 through 8                                                                             
                 have been canceled.                                                                                                                    
                                   The disclosed invention is concerned with a low-                                                                     


                          1Application for patent filed November 19, 1993.                                                                              
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