Ex parte BERNTSEN - 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                     (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                                   Ex parte STEN BERNTSEN                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1996-2012                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/146,0251                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before CAROFF, HANLON and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                    
                     CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of                                                                                              
                     claims 7-15.  Subsequent to the final rejection, appellant                                                                                                        
                     canceled claims 7 and 10 while adding new claims 16-17.                                                                                                           
                     Accordingly, the claims before us on appeal are claims 8-9 and                                                                                                    


                                1Application for patent filed November 08, 1993.                                                                                                       
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