Ex parte MCLAUGHLIN 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 13                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                               Ex parte KEVIN J. McLAUGHLIN                                                                   
                                                        BEN L. DECKER and                                                                     
                                                          MARK M. CHAVEZ                                                                      
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                                                        Appeal No. 94-3243                                                                    
                                                    Application 07/974,5601                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before GARRIS, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
                PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                             

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         Kevin J. McLaughlin et al. (appellants) appeal from the                                                              
                final rejection of claims 1 and 3, which are all the claims                                                                   
                remaining in the application.                                                                                                 
                         The subject matter on appeal is directed to a process for                                                            
                preparing a stabilized alumina.  The critical aspect of the                                                                   
                process lies in admixing a particular stabilizer with an aqueous                                                              

                         1Application for patent filed November 12, 1992.                                                                     
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