Ex parte HEFFNER 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               publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte KENNETH H. HEFFNER                               
                               and CURTIS W. ANDERSON                                 

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                                Appeal No. 1998-2643                                  
                               Application 08/549,349                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative                   
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                       
          examiner’s refusal to allow claims 32 through 41, which are                 
          the only claims remaining in this application (see the                      
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