Ex parte MCMAHAN 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                    (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                       
                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                      
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                      Ex parte STEVEN C. McMAHAN, KENNETH C. SCHEUER,                                                                                      
                                                           WILLIAM B. LEDBETTER, Jr.,                                                                                      
                                                   MICHAEL G. GALLUP and JAMES G. GAY                                                                                      
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                                                                   Appeal No. 95-4154                                                                                      
                                                              Application 08/122,1931                                                                                      
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before JERRY SMITH, LEE and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                                          
                    Judges.                                                                                                                                                
                    LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                      
                                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                      
                              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                                  
                    final rejection of claims 30-40, 43 and 45.  Claims 41-42 and 44                                                                                       
                    have been objected to.  No claim has been allowed.                                                                                                     



                              1Application for patent filed September 15, 1993.                                                                                            
                    According to the appellants, it is a continuation of Application                                                                                       
                    07/931,187, filed August 17, 1992, now Patent No. 5,294,845,                                                                                           
                    which is a continuation of Application 07/632,901, filed December                                                                                      
                    24, 1990, now Patent No. 5,162,672.                                                                                                                    
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