Ex Parte SHAPIRA 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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                   Ex parte ELIJAHU SHAPIRA, DAVID S. MONTGOMERY                      
                                  and W. GLEN BOYD                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2003-0050                                  
                               Application 09/240,208                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and DIXON, 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, 2, 5-10, 17-19 and 24-           
          46, which constitute all the claims in the application.  An                 
          amendment after final rejection was filed on May 21, 2001 and was           
          entered by the examiner.                                                    


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