Ex parte MACKERER 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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 CARL R. MACKERER, TIMOTHY A. ROY                                                                        
                                                         and GARY R. BLACKBURN                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                           Appeal No. 96-2803                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/255,5421                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, OWENS and KRATZ, 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 21, 22, 26, 27 and 29-33.                                                                                    




                          1Application for patent filed June 6, 1994.  According to                                                                     
                 the appellants, the application is a continuation of                                                                                   
                 Application No. 07/976,030, filed November 13, 1992, now                                                                               
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             





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