Ex parte BAKER 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte ROBERT C. BAKER,                                                                           
                                                         WILLIAM J. DONOGHUE,                                                                           
                                                           STEPHEN H. KELLEY                                                                            
                                                           and CLAUDE HILBERT                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-0750                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/292,1351                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before URYNOWICZ, JERRY SMITH and FRAHM, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                

                 Decision on Appeal                                                                                                                     
                 This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-7, 9-13,                                                                           
                 15-22, 24, 25, 27-30, 32-35, 38-42, 45-51 and 53-63.  Claims 8,                                                                        
                 14, 23, 26, 31, 36, 37, 43, 44 and 52 are objected to as being                                                                         
                 dependent upon a rejected claim, and would be allowable if                                                                             



                          1    Application for patent filed August 17, 1994.                                                                            
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