Ex parte RYAN et al. - 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                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte JEFFREY M. RYAN,                                
                                 STEVEN M. FILLIPI,                                   
                                        and                                           
                                   THOMAS A. GALL                                     
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3206                                  
                             Application No. 08/350,274                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection              
          of claims 1-23, all of the claims pending in the present                    
          application.  An amendment after final rejection filed October              
          15, 1996, was approved for entry by the Examiner.                           
               The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus              
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