Ex parte HARDEE - Page 1




                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                        

                    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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                     
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                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                          Ex parte KIM C. HARDEE                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 1997-3436                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/432,8841                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                        
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection of claims 14, 18, and 31-44.  We                                                                              
                 reverse.                                                                                                                               


                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           

                          1The application was filed on May 2, 1995.  It is a                                                                           
                 divisional of Application Serial No. 07/976,312, which was                                                                             
                 filed on November 12, 1992 and is now abandoned.                                                                                       





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