Ex parte O'CONNER - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                      Ex parte JOE S. O'CONNER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-0425                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/330,3351                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and RUGGIERO, Administrative                                                                              
                 Patent Judges.                                                                                                                         
                 JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                              


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-33.  An                                                                                

                          1Application for patent filed February 5, 1993.                                                                               
                 According to appellant, the application is a continuation of                                                                           
                 Application 07/793,023, filed November 15, 1991, now                                                                                   
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             
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