Ex parte MCCARTY et al. - Page 1




                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                       
               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                    
               today was not written for publication and is not                        
               binding precedent of the Board.                                         
                                                             Paper No. 16              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                      Ex parte KEVIN E. MCCARTY, ROBERT J. KEE,                        
                            ANDREW E. LUTZ and ELLEN MEEKS                             
                                   ________________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 1996-3626                                  
                               Application 08/302,1551                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before METZ, JOHN DOUGLAS SMITH and PAK, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                      
          METZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                        
          examiner's refusal to allow claims 1 through 9 and 23.                       
          Original claims 10 through 22, which are claims directed to                  


            Application for patent filed September 8, 1994.                            
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