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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte M. STEPHEN LAJOIE and KENNETH R. CUMMINGS
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Appeal No. 95-0124
Application 08/040,9111
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ON BRIEF
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Before RONALD H. SMITH, WINTERS and GRON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting
claims 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 through 14, 18, 21 through 29 and 33,
which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on
appeal, reads as follows:
1Application for patent filed March 30, 1993. According
to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application
07/853,965, filed March 20, 1992, now abandoned.
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