Ex parte ROACH - 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                    _____________                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                      
                              Ex parte RICHARD G. ROACH                                
                                    _____________                                      
                                 Appeal No. 1997-4438                                  
                              Application No. 08/173,431                               
                                    ______________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                     

          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and GROSS, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges                                                                       
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                 
          2, 4-18, and 20.  Claim 4 was amended in an Amendment After                  
          Final (paper number 19), and claims 3 and 19 have been                       
          canceled.  Accordingly, claims 1, 2, 4-18, and 20 remain                     
          before us on appeal.                                                         

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