Ex parte CALCATERRA 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                        journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23                        


                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                            
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
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                            Ex parte RICHARD F. CALCATERRA and PAUL K. HOFFMAN                                                          
                                                       ________________                                                                 
                                                     Appeal No. 97-0176                                                                 
                                              Application No. 08/313,6041                                                               
                                                       ________________                                                                 
                                                HEARD:  February, 8, 1999                                                               
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                Before MEISTER, STAAB and GONZALES, Administrative Patent                                                               
                Judges.                                                                                                                 
                GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                  


                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                 
                        This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                          
                rejection of claims 1 through 10, which are all of the claims                                                           
                pending in this application.                                                                                            
                        We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                                              

                        Application for patent filed September 29, 1994.1                                                                                                              
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