Ex parte MCINTYRE 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                 Ex parte MICHAEL A. MCINTYRE and OLIVER K. WILDING                   
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3889                                  
                               Application 08/553,733                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, OWENS and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-                
          17, all the claims in the present application.  Claim 1 is                  
          illustrative:                                                               
               1. A process for reducing hydrocarbon content of                       
               halosilanes, the process comprising: contacting a                      
               mixture comprising a halosilane and a hydrocarbon                      
               with silica gel, thereby reducing the hydrocarbon                      
               content of the mixture.                                                
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