Ex parte KETCHAM 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 11                                       

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                       Ex parte THOMAS D. KETCHAM, WAYNE B. SANDERSON, DECEASED,                                                              
                      BY STUART R. SANDERSON, ADMINISTRATOR, DELL J. ST. JULIEN                                                               
                                                    and KATHLEEN A. WEXELL                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-1042                                                                    
                                                    Application 07/964,0021                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before KIMLIN, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
                OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                           

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the examiner’s rejection of claims                                                            
                31-48 and 50-55, which are all of the claims remaining in the                                                                 


                         1Application for patent filed October 21, 1992.  According                                                           
                to the appellants, the application is a continuation of                                                                       
                Application 07/664,295, filed March 4, 1991, abandoned; which is                                                              
                a continuation-in-part of Application 07/393,532, filed August                                                                
                11, 1989, abandoned.                                                                                                          
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