Ex parte CASTELLI 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                       journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                             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.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                 Paper No. 21                      
                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                         
                                                        ____________                                                               
                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
                                                        ____________                                                               
                         Ex parte FRANCESCO CASTELLI and GIANPIERO INVERNIZZI                                                      
                                                        ____________                                                               
                                                   Appeal No. 94-4489                                                              
                                             Application No. 07/857,2161                                                           
                                                        ____________                                                               
                                                   HEARD: May 7, 1997                                                              
                                                        ____________                                                               
               Before JOHN D. SMITH, SCHAFER  and PAK, Administrative Patent2                                                                      
               Judges.                                                                                                             
               PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   


                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                              
                       Francesco Castelli et al. (appellants) appeal from the                                                      
               examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 8, 12 through 20,                                                      



                       Application for patent filed March 25, 1992.1                                                                                                          
                       2Administrative Patent Judge Thiersten participated in                                                      
               the hearing but has retired.  Administrative Patent Judge                                                           
               Schafer has been substituted.  Note, In re Bose Corp., 772                                                          
               F.2d 866, 227 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985).                                                                              





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