Ex parte STEPHENS - 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                                        journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  32                                                  

                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                         
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                   Ex parte FRANK M STEPHENS, JR.                                                                       
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                                                              Appeal No. 96-2884                                                                        
                                                           Application  08/181,997,1                                                                    
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                                                        HEARD: FEBRUARY 2, 1998                                                                         
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                 Before  Downey, Warren and Owens,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                       
                 Downey, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   


                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          
                                   This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims                                           
                 1-41, all the claims pending in the application.                                                                                       



                 1Application for patent filed January 14, 1994.                                                                                        
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