Ex parte PHAN et al. - 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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.

                                                               Paper No. 14           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                       Ex parte TONY T. PHAN, TOM J. GOODWIN                          
                                 AND JOHN K. LOWELL                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-3730                                  
                             Application No. 08/095,147                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before JERRY SMITH, KRASS, 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 to 14, all of the claims pending in the present                 
          application.  Claims 15 to 20 have been canceled.  An                       










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