Ex parte MANNING 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                              Ex parte RANDY M. MANNING                               
                              and THOMAS R. FAWCETT, JR.                              
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1998-0159                                  
                               Application 08/410,029                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and HECKER, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on appeal from the final                       
          rejection of claims 1 through 9, all claims pending in this                 
          application.             The invention relates to a two piece               
          fiber optic ferrule.  In particular, with respect to Figure 1,              


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