Ex parte PARKER 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                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                    


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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 JAMES R. PARKER, WILLIAM J. MURPHY,                                                                 
                                  CHARLES L. THOMECZEK JR., DANIEL L. KENNEDY,                                                                
                                          GARY T. NEEL and DAVID E. STORVICK                                                                  
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-2142                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/114,8961                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before CALVERT, MEISTER and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                                                                   
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-7,                                                            
                the only claims present in the application.  We reverse.                                                                      
                         The appellants’ invention pertains to a blood coagulation                                                            

                         1Application for patent filed August 31, 1993.                                                                       
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