Ex parte POLLUTURO 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                Ex parte DENNIS P. POLLUTURO, THEODORE F. CYMAN,                                                                        
                                                KEVIN J. HOOK, ORRIN D. CHRISTY                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3146                                                                           
                                                       Application 07/986,4891                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                                   This appeal involves claims 1 through 20.  Claims 1                                                                  
                 through 4, 6, 8 through 17, 19 and 20 were rejected in the                                                                             
                 final rejection, and claims 5, 7, 18 and 19 were rejected in                                                                           

                          1Application for patent filed December 7, 1992.                                                                               
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