Ex parte DEKONING 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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       

                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                            Ex parte RODNEY A. DEKONING,                              
                                DONALD R. HUMLICEK,                                   
                                  MAX L. JOHNSON,                                     
                                        and                                           
                                   CURTIS W. RINK                                     
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-0568                                  
                             Application No. 08/447,594                               
                                     __________                                       
                                     ON BRIEF                                         
                                     __________                                       

            Before JERRY SMITH, LALL, and LEVY, 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 1-3, 6-10,                    
            13-17 and 20-24, which constitute all the claims                          
            remaining in the application.                                             







Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007