Ex parte RAGAN et al. - Page 1




                          THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                
          The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication
          in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.             
                                                                  Paper No. 27        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                 __________________                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                 __________________                                   
                    Ex parte LAWRENCE RAGAN and GAROLD B. GASKILL                     
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 1997-2246                                  
                               Application 08/353,8721                                
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before SCHAFER, LEE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner’s rejection of appellants’ claims 2, 4, 8 and 9.               
          No claim has been allowed.                                                  
                                    Introduction                                      
               This case is before a panel of this Board for the third                
          time.  On March 30, 2000, a panel remanded the case back to                 
          the examiner for action not inconsistent with the comments and              


               1                                                                      
                    Application for patent filed December 9, 1994.  The real party in 
          interest is SEICO EPSON CORPORATION.                                        





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