Ex parte THOMAS R. OAKES, et al. - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                
                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)                                                                
                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    Paper No. 22                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                  Ex parte THOMAS R. OAKES,                                                                   
                                                      PATRICIA M. STANLEY                                                                     
                                                     and JEROME D. KELLER                                                                     
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-3977                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/004,0751                                                                   
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                                                     HEARD: AUGUST 5, 1997                                                                    
                                                          _______________                                                                     
                Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent                                                                 
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                           

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s                                                          
                final rejection of claims 27-31, 33, 38-42, and 46-66.  These are                                                             
                the only claims remaining in this application.                                                                                



                         1Application for patent filed January 13, 1993.  According                                                           
                to appellants, this application is a division of 07/734,580 filed                                                             
                July 23, 1991, now Patent No. 5,200,189 granted April 6, 1993.                                                                
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