Ex parte SHEPPARD 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                   Ex parte KAREN A. SHEPPARD,                                                                          
                                             JAY K. KEUNG, FRANCIS T. THE-DZUY,                                                                         
                                            JOSEPH E. BREW, and BENOIT AMBROISE                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-2710                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/164,5981                                                                          
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                                                           HEARD: May 6, 1999                                                                           
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                 Before KIMLIN, WARREN, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                 This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of claims 1, 4,                                                                                
                 6 through 15, and 17 through 20, which are all of the claims                                                                           

                          1Application for patent filed December 9, 1993.                                                                               
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