Ex parte HINKENS - 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                                   
                          binding precedent of the Board.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. 12                            

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte GEORGE H. HINKENS                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-0585                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/638,5261                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MEISTER, ABRAMS and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           


                          George H. Hinkens (the appellant) appeals from the final                                                                      
                 rejection of claims 1-4.  Claim 5, the only other claim                                                                                
                 present in the application, as been indicated as being                                                                                 


                          1Application for patent filed April 26, 1996.                                                                                 





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