Ex parte GRANT - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 13                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte JOHN R. GRANT                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 94-2926                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 07/777,0451                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 3 and 5.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number                                                                            
                 5), claim 5 was canceled, and claim 1 was rewritten in a                                                                               
                 Jepson-type format.  Accordingly, claims 1 through 3 remain                                                                            
                 before us on appeal.                                                                                                                   

                          1Application for patent filed October 6, 1991.                                                                                





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