Ex Parte METCALF 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                    journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36                             

                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
                                              ________________                                                    
                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
                                              ________________                                                    
                        Ex parte ROBERT L. METCALF and RICHARD L. LAMPMAN                                         
                                              ________________                                                    
                                            Appeal No. 94-2842                                                    
                                         Application 07/882,3511                                                  
                                              ________________                                                    
                                                   ON BRIEF                                                       
                                              ________________                                                    
             Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent                                           
             Judges.                                                                                              
             OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  


                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                    This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of                                      


                    1  Application for patent filed May 6, 1992.  According to                                    
             appellants, the application is a continuation of Application                                         
             07/759,114, filed September 9, 1991, now abandoned, which is a                                       
             continuation of Application 07/435,950, filed November 13, 1989,                                     
             now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application                                        
             07/170,159, filed, March 18, 1988, now Patent No. 4,880,624,                                         
             issued November 14, 1989.                                                                            
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