Ex parte RECHTIN - 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                 not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL D. RECHTIN                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-3421                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/045,3231                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before CALVERT, ABRAMS and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 9 to                                                                     
                 18, 20 and 21 .  Claims 1 to 8, the other claims remaining in2                                                                                                              

                          1Application for patent filed April 7, 1993.                                                                                  
                          2We note that although appellant cancelled claim 19 in                                                                        
                 the Amendment Under Rule 116 filed July 29, 1994 (Paper No.                                                                            
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