Ex parte GARDNER - 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DONALD DEE GARDNER                                                                           
                                                       and PATSY JOYCE GARDNER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-3306                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/866,0141                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MEISTER, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           


                 This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                                 
                 rejection of claims 1, 5 and 9, all the claims remaining in                                                                            
                 the application.  Claims 2 through 4 and 6 through 8 have been                                                                         
                 canceled.                                                                                                                              

                          1    Application for patent filed May 30, 1997.  According to appellants, the                                                 
                 application is a continuation of Application 08/676,682, filed July 10, 1996, now                                                      
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             
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