Ex parte SWOBODA et al. - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 94-3053                                                                                                                     
                 Application 07/832,661                                                                                                                 



                 Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  



                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                                   This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec-                                                                   
                 tion of claims 2 through 17, 20 through 28, 31 through 35, 39,                                                                         
                 40,   55, and 60 through 64.  Claims 36 through 38, 56 through                                                                         
                 59, 65 and 66 stand objected to as depending from a rejected                                                                           
                 claim.  Claims 41, 46 through 48, 50 and 51 have been                                                                                  
                 allowed.   Appellants state on page 2 of the brief that claims2                                                                                                                       
                 1, 18, 19, 29,   30, 32 through 40, 42 through 45, 49, 52                                                                              
                 through 54 and 62 through 66 have been cancelled.   Therefore,                                                                         
                 claims 2 through 17, 20 through 28, 31, 55, 60 and 61 are                                                                              
                 properly before us for our consideration.                                                                                              
                                   Appellants’ invention relates to an electronic data                                                                  
                 processing device which utilizes a processor and a serial scan                                                                         



                          2We note that the summary of action incorrectly states                                                                        
                 the status of the final rejection of the claims.                                                                                       
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