Ex Parte BROWN et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today              
                  was not written for publication in a law journal and                 
                          is not binding precedent of the Board.                       
                                                             Paper No. 20              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                   _______________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                   _______________                                     
                            Ex parte GREGORY NORMAN BROWN,                             
                               RAYMOND RAULFS GANSLEY,                                 
                            MICHAEL LYN MENGEL and ELI GAL                             
                                   _______________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2001-0370                                  
                              Application No. 08/978,991                               
                                   _______________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                     
          Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, KRATZ, and POTEATE, Administrative                  
          Patent Judges.                                                               
          POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s             
          refusal to allow claims 1-8, 10-13 and 18, which are all of the              
          claims in the application.                                                   




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