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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RAY R. AYERS and DONALD W. ALLEN
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Appeal No. 96-2247
Application No. 08/218,4881
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 3, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.2
1Application for patent filed March 28, 1994.
2The appellants' reply brief (Paper No. 15, filed October
16, 1996) amended claim 1 to overcome the new ground of rejection
set forth in the examiner's answer (Paper No. 10, mailed
September 18, 1995). Based upon the amendment to claim 1, the
supplemental examiner's answer (Paper No. 18, mailed March 21,
1997) withdrew the new ground of rejection.
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