Ex parte GEAGHAN - 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                          written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding                                                               
                          precedent of the Board.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. 36                        


                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                      Ex parte BERNARD O. GEAGHAN                                                                       
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                                                             Appeal No. 97-0412                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/434,5581                                                                       
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                                                         HEARD: November 4, 1999                                                                        
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                 Before JERRY SMITH, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 18, 20, 21, and 28.  Claims 1 through 17,                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed May 4, 1995.  According to                                                                      
                 appellant, this is a continuation of Application No.                                                                                   
                 08/031,614, filed March 15, 1993, now abandoned.                                                                                       





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