Ex parte FOLLENSBEE 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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                             Ex parte ROBERT A. FOLLENSBEE                            
                                  and ERIC G. LARSON                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1996-3942                                 
                              Application No. 08/095,306                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before OWENS, LIEBERMAN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 20, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.                                                
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to an abrasive article                   
          including a backing layer, make coat, a plurality of abrasive               
          grains, size coat and optionally a barrier layer.  In one                   







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