Ex parte METZLER et al. - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not     
               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.     

                                                          Paper No. 53                


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       

                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                             Ex parte ARTHUR DAVIDSON,                                
                                 TIMOTHY R. DINGER,                                   
                               WILLIAM J. GALLAGHER,                                  
                                        and                                           
                                THOMAS K. WORTHINGTON                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-2313                                  
                             Application No. 08/396,288                               
                                     __________                                       
                                     ON BRIEF                                         
                                     __________                                       

            Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative                   
            Patent Judges.                                                            
            JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
            This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. §                        
            134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 45-58, which                  
            constitute all the claims remaining in the application.                   
                                                                                     







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