Ex parte DORIUS 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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                    Ex parte LEE KEVIN DORIUS, JOHN M. HARKER, and                    
                              LAURENCE SCOTT SAMUELSON                                
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                                 Appeal No. 1999-1542                                 
                              Application No. 08/806,864                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the Examiner's final rejection of claims 12, 13, 15-18, 21, 22,             
          25,  35, 36, 44, 45 and 47, which constitute all the pending                
          claims remaining in the application.                                        
               The invention relates to a U-shaped rail centered between              
          first and second outwardly located taper flat side rails wherein            
          the U-shaped rail has side rails which are shorter than the                 





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