Ex parte SENN 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                      (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                                                              
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                     Ex parte DWAYNE R. SENN, LYLE R. KALLENBACH                      
                                  and BRENT J. BERTUS                                 
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1996-3423                                 
                              Application No. 08/314,471                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
            Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and LORIN,                               
            Administrative Patent Judges.                                             

            LORIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                
                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                
            final rejection of claims 31, 32, 34, 37-39 and 46-51,                    
            all the claims pending in the application.                                


                 There are two independent claims, 37 and 46.  Claim                  






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