Ex parte LEE 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                               Ex parte CASEY K. LEE,                                 
                                 ROBERT A. FARRIS,                                    
                                 BRADLEY I. COATES                                    
                               and MICHAEL C. SHERMAN                                 
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1998-0169                                  
                               Application 08/542,603                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    
          Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                  
          PATE  and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
          PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the Examiner's refusal to allow                 
          claims 1-6 and 36 as amended after final rejection.  Claims 7-              
          29 were subject to restriction requirement and stand withdrawn              
          from consideration.  Claims 30-35 have been canceled.  These                

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