Ex Parte KEITH 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                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 41             
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                     Ex parte A. LANE KEITH, GARY G. MASSENGALE,                        
                          JOHN T. RIDDLE and RONALD B. ROTH                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-0396                                   
                              Application No. 08/331,280                                
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                                       ON BRIEF                                         
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          Before KIMLIN, OWENS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                       
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
               This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 4-9                 
          and 11-18.  Claims 2, 3, 10, 24 and 34-42, which are all of the               
          other claims in the application, stand allowable.                             
                                     THE INVENTION                                      














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