Ex parte NAGY - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DONALD B. NAGY                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-2307                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/293,6301                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and KRASS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                               
                through 10.                                                                                                                   
                         The disclosed invention relates to a method of calibrating                                                           
                or diagnosing multiple engine exhaust gas analyzers responsive to                                                             
                constituent gases.  The method includes the steps of providing a                                                              
                blended span gas comprising a known mixture of a zero gas with                                                                
                the constituent gases, and simultaneously supplying to all of the                                                             
                analyzers at least one sample of a selected division of the                                                                   

                         1Application for patent filed August 22, 1994.                                                                       





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