Ex parte FRANASZEK 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          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte PETER A. FRANASZEK,                              
                               CHRISTOS J. GEORGIOU,                                  
                                  ROBERT F. LUSCH,                                    
                                 JOSEPH M. MOSLEY,                                    
                                        and                                           
                                   HOWARD OLNOWICH                                    
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3211                                  
                             Application No. 08/457,789                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, 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 34-44.  Claims 1-33 have been canceled.                           
               The disclosed invention relates to a switching network                 
          which permits the interconnection of multiple processors or                 
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