Ex parte SMITH 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                   for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ADLAI H. SMITH, BRUCE B. McARTHUR,                                                                   
                                                   and ROBERT O. HUNTER, JR.                                                                        
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                                                            Appeal No. 97-0544                                                                      
                                                    Application No. 08/177,1081                                                                     
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                        
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                 Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                            
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                



                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                      
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                    
                 from the final rejection of claims 16-30.  We affirm.                                                                              


                                                                 BACKGROUND                                                                         



                          1The application was filed on January 3, 1994.                                                                            





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