Ex parte TUTTLE - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 18                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                     Ex parte MATHEW P. TUTTLE                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-3647                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/065,7201                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and GROSS, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 8, 10 through 14 and 17 through 20.  In an Amendment                                                                           
                 After Final (paper number 10), claims 2 through 5, 14 and 18                                                                           
                 were canceled, and claim 11 was amended.  After submission of                                                                          
                 the brief, the examiner indicated that claims 8 and 10 are                                                                             


                          1Application for patent filed May 21, 1993.                                                                                   





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