Ex parte JOHNSON 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                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                              Ex parte WILLIAM J. JOHNSON and MICHAEL D. SMITH                                                                
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-4377                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/160,3481                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before MARTIN, BARRETT and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          
                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's                                                          
                final rejection of claims 1 and 7, all of appellants' pending                                                                 
                claims, under § 103.  We reverse.                                                                                             





                         1Application for patent filed December 1, 1993.                                                                      





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