Ex parte HOFFMAN - Page 1






           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                          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                      ____________                                     
                              Ex parte CHARLES R. HOFFMAN                              
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                                  Appeal No. 1997-1505                                 
                               Application No. 08/580,778                              
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                                        ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                      
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           



                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                  
          rejection of claims 1-7 and 9-13, which are all of the claims1               
          pending in this application.                                                 



               The brief does not include a correct copy of claims 9 and 11, which1                                                                      
          were amended on August 16, 1996.  A correct copy of claims 9 and 11 are      
          attached to this decision.                                                   





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