Ex parte SPRANGLE 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 20                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                       Ex parte PHILLIP SPRANGLE, RAHMAN HAFIZI,                                                                        
                                                 GLENN JOYCE and PHILIP SERAFIM                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-0128                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/098,9891                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, MARTIN, 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, 6-8, and 10-15.  An amendment after final rejection                                                                          
                 was filed March 1, 1995 and was entered by the Examiner.  As a                                                                         


                          1Application for patent filed July 29, 1993.                                                                                  





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