Ex parte CATANEO 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                         
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte ROBERT CATANEO                                                                         
                                                            and RALPH CATANEO                                                                           
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                                                              Appeal No. 94-1549                                                                        
                                                            Application 07/945,5401                                                                     
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and GRON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                 WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         
                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1                                                  
                 through 15. Claims 17 through 21 are pending but have been withdrawn from                                                              
                 consideration by the examiner.                                                                                                         

                          1Application for patent filed September 16, 1992.  According to appellants, the                                               
                 application is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/528,348, filed May 22, 1990;                                                   
                 which is a continuation of Application 07/226,953, filed August 1, 1988; and a                                                         
                 continuation-in-part of Application 07/379,182, filed July 13, 1989, now abandoned;                                                    
                 which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/226,953, filed August 1, 1988.                                                       
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