Ex parte DOW - Page 1




              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              written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                        

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                             Ex parte ROBERT L. DOW                                                     
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                                                Appeal No. 1997-1856                                                    
                                                Application 08/142,284                                                  
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
              WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                     

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 4,                   
              which are all of the claims in the application.                                                           
                     Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, is attached as an                  
              appendix to this opinion.                                                                                 





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