Ex parte BERTIN 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                 not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                       Ex parte KIM C. BERTIN, ROBERT BOOTH JR., DENNIS W. BURKE,                                                                       
                                 RODNEY BAYS, TERRY L. DIETZ, GREGORY C. STALCUP                                                                        
                                                    and RICHARD D. VANLANINGHAM                                                                         
                                                                   __________                                                                           
                                                           Appeal No. 96-3696                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/242,9871                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner                                                                           
                 finally rejecting claims 1, 3-7 and 9-17.  Claim 8 has been                                                                            




                          1Application for patent filed May 16, 1994.                                                                                   
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