Ex parte BROWN 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 17                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                        Ex parte JOHN K. BROWN III, CUONG M. HOANG, CHRISTOPHER L.                                                                      
                                                                      KNAPP                                                                             
                                                           and JOHN N. WELLMAN                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3950                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/131,0561                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KRASS, FLEMING, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 




                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1 through 6, all of the claims pending in the present                                                                           
                 application.                                                                                                                           

                          1Application for patent filed October 1, 1993.                                                                                





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