The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID A. BARKER, THOMAS C. FORSCHNER
and RANDALL L. SHEARER
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Appeal 1997-2360
Application 08/234,4951
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Before: McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and
SCHAFER and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.
McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
Upon consideration of the appeal brief and the examiner's
answer, it is
ORDERED that the examiner's rejection of claims 21-
29 as being unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over (1)
Application for patent filed 28 April 1994. According to applicants, the
application on appeal is a continuation of application 08/154,830, filed 19 November
1993, which in turn is said to be a division of application 07/999,446, filed 31
December 1992. The real party in interest is believed to be Shell Oil Company.
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