Ex parte MEEHAN - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27                          

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                     Ex parte FRANK MEEHAN                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 94-4485                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/013,6531                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                                                              
                9-11, 32, 33, 37, 38 and 48, all the claims remaining in the                                                                  
                present application.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                                                
                         Claim 1.  A method of neutralizing scatological odors                                                                
                comprising providing a receptacle into which fecal matter is to                                                               
                be discharged, depositing into said receptacle at least one drop                                                              
                of a solution comprising menthol dissolved in a further alcohol                                                               

                         1Application for patent filed February 3, 1993.  According                                                           
                to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application                                                               
                No. 07/318,909, filed March 3, 1989, now abandoned.                                                                           
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