Ex parte HARDING 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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                     __________                                       
                             Ex parte JOSEPH J. HARDING                               
                                and RICHARD O. RATZEL                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-2095                                  
                                Application 08/475,624                                
                                     ___________                                      
                                HEARD: April 19, 2000                                 
                                     ___________                                      

          Before CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge, MCCANDLISH,                    
          Senior Administrative Patent Judge and PATE, Administrative                 
          Patent Judge.                                                               
          MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                             


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 7 through 18 and 25 through 29.  The only               
          other claims still pending in the application have been                     
          withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-                    
          elected invention.                                                          

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