Ex parte DAVIS 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                               Ex parte LEIGHTON I. DAVIS, JR., THOMAS F. SIEJA,                                                                        
                                          GERHARD A. DAGE and ROBERT W. MATTESON                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-0777                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/083,5871                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before COHEN, McQUADE and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Leighton I. Davis, Jr. et al. appeal from the final                                                                           
                 rejection of claims 1 through 14, all of the claims pending in                                                                         
                 the application.  We reverse.                                                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed June 30, 1993.                                                                                  
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