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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte C. A. TONY BUFFINGTON, JOHN V. MAUTERER
and SARAH K. ABOOD
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Appeal No. 96-3544
Application No. 08/296,8561
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ON BRIEF
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Before LYDDANE, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 5 through 8 and 11. Claims 9 and 10 have
been withdrawn from consideration as being drawn to a nonelected
invention pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.142(b).
Claims 1 through 4 have been canceled.
1Application for patent filed August 26, 1994. According to
the appellants, the application is a continuation of Application
No. 08/037,034, filed March 25, 1993, now abandoned.
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