Ex parte RAY - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                        
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                           Ex parte SAM W. RAY                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0820                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/364,5411                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KIMLIN, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                            
                 KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5                                                                      
                 and 10-13.  Claims 6-9, the other claims remaining in the                                                                              



                          1Application for patent filed December 27, 1994.                                                                              
                 According to appellant, this application is a continuation of                                                                          
                 Application No. 08/018,014, filed February 16, 1993.                                                                                   
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