Ex parte COMSTOCK et al. - Page 1




                          THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                
          The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication
          in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.             
                                                                  Paper No. 26        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                 __________________                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                 __________________                                   
                     Ex parte R. LARRY COMSTOCK, NAUM V. GITIS,                       
                                 and ROBERT L. SMITH                                  
                                 __________________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 97-2035                                   
                               Application 08/161,2341                                
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before BARRETT, JERRY SMITH and LEE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-15.  No claim has been                 
          allowed.                                                                    
                        References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Coughlin et al.     4,700,248                          Oct. 13,             
          1987                                                                        
          (Coughlin)                                                                  
          Kubo et al. (Kubo) 5,198,934                           Mar. 30,             
          1993                                                                        

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                    Application for patent filed December 2, 1993.                    





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