Ex parte JOHNSTON 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                              journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26                                                                     

                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                      
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                     Ex parte GARY L. JOHNSTON, JAMES W. ZEHNDER II,                                                                                       
                                         WILLIAM C. KRUCKEMEYER and MICHAEL L. OLIVER                                                                                      
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                                                                   Appeal No. 96-3156                                                                                      
                                                              Application 08/304,3331                                                                                      
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before ABRAMS, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                        
                    STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                    


                                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                      
                              This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of                                                                                  
                    claims 4-12, all the claims pending in the application.  Two                                                                                           
                    amendments have been filed subsequent to the final rejection.                                                                                          
                    The first (Paper No. 15), submitted February 22, 1996, has not                                                                                         
                    been entered, while the second (Paper No. 24), submitted November                                                                                      

                              1Application for patent filed September 12, 1994.                                                                                            
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