Ex parte NOTTINGHAM 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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31            
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                          
                                                 ____________                                                   
                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
                                                 ____________                                                   
                             Ex parte JOHN R. NOTTINGHAM, JOHN W. SPIRK, JR.                                    
                                            and DALE PANASEWICZ                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                   
                                              Appeal No. 1998-2314                                              
                                            Application No. 07/902,957                                          
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                                                    ON BRIEF                                                    
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             Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                      
             ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               




                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 15, 16,        
             18, 19, 26-32 and 36-40.                                                                           


                   We REVERSE.                                                                                  












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