Ex parte REINTJES 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                     (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                          
                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
                                                                             _____________                                                                                             
                                           Ex parte JOHN F. REINTJES, MICHAEL D. DUNCAN,                                                                                               
                                                     RITA MAHON, LAWRENCE L. TANKERSLEY,                                                                                               
                                                      PAUL L. HOWARD, MARTIN CHAMBERLAIN                                                                                               
                                                                        and THOMAS McKENNA                                                                                             
                                                                             _____________                                                                                             
                                                                        Appeal No. 97-0673                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 08/143,3701                                                                                             
                                                                            ______________                                                                                             
                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before FLEMING, LEE and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                                                         
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                 
                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                                                
                     the final rejection of claims 2, 3, 5-11, 14-38 and 40-41.  No                                                                                                    
                     claim has been allowed.                                                                                                                                           
                                                    References relied on by the Examiner                                                                                               


                                1Application for patent filed October 29, 1993.                                                                                                        
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