Ex parte EDWARDS 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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 DONALD J. EDWARDS and DONALD V. EDWARDS                   
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                                  Appeal No. 98-1922                                  
                              Application No. 08/253,7211                             
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before MEISTER, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 2 through 13 and 16.  Claims 15 and 17                  
          have been allowed.  Claims 1 and 14 have been canceled.  On                 
          page 2 of the substitute brief (Paper No. 8, filed August 19,               
          1997), the appellants canceled claim 13.  Accordingly, this                 



               Application for patent filed June 3, 1994.1                                                                     




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