Ex parte NEFF 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            publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROGER E. NEFF                                              
                                          and RODERICK G. RYLES                                               
                                                __________                                                    
                                            Appeal No. 1996-2115                                              
                                           Application 08/180,9331                                            
                                                ___________                                                   
                                                 ON BRIEF                                                     
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            Before DOWNEY, WILLIAM F. SMITH and LORIN, 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, 4-5, 8,             
            10, 13, 23, 26-27 and 29, all of the claims pending in the application.  The subject matter       
            on appeal is directed to highly branched, water-soluble, high molecular weight                    


                   1 Application for patent filed January 11, 1994.  According to the appellants, the         
            application is a continuation of Application 07/643,309, filed January 22, 1991,                  
            abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 285,931, filed December 19, 1988,               
            abandoned.                                                                                        
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