Ex parte GRETZ 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                      Ex parte THOMAS J. GRETZ and THOMAS S. STARK                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 1998-0432                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/681,0701                                                                       
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                                                         HEARD:  October 7, 1999                                                                        
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                 Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                           
                 NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 1 through 4, which are all of the claims                                                                           
                 pending in this application.                                                                                                           


                          We REVERSE.                                                                                                                   





                          1Application for patent filed July 22, 1996.                                                                                  





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