Ex parte CRUM 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11                                 

                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                         
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                                            
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                 Ex parte BRUCE R. CRUM, COREY G. KNUTSON, BRIAN M. NAASZ                   and                                                         
                                                              JEFFREY S. SMITH                                                                          
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                                                               Appeal No.96-1315                                                                        
                                                           Application 08/293,6111                                                                      
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before SOFOCLEOUS, CAROFF, and DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
                 DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C.  §134 from the final rejection of claims 1-4, and                                           
                 6-16.  Claims 5, 17 and 18 remain in the application.  The examiner has found claims 17                                                
                 and 18 allowable and claim 5 objectionable.                                                                                            



                          1Application for patent filed August 19, 1994.                                                                                
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