Ex parte MICHAEL D. BARBERE - 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                            journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 61                                    

                                         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. BARBERE                                                                                
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                                                               Appeal No. 97-0684                                                                                 
                                                           Application 08/171,3431                                                                                
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                                                          HEARD:  October 14, 1997                                                                                
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                   Before ABRAMS, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                
                   STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                            


                                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                 
                            Michael D. Barbere (appellant) appeals from the final                                                                                 
                   rejection of claims 1, 4-9, 13 and 14, which constituted all the                                                                               
                   claims remaining in the application at the time of final                                                                                       
                   rejection.  Subsequent to the final rejection an amendment                                                                                     
                   canceling claims 8 and 9 was entered.  Thus, only the final                                                                                    

                            1Application for patent filed December 22, 1993.                                                                                      
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