Ex parte LOPEZ 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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                                          


                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                              
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                                               Ex parte FRANCISCO G. LOPEZ, ROSCOE M. FARRELL                                                                                          
                     AND MELVIN EULISS                                                                                                                                                 
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                                                                            Appeal No. 97-0747                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/443,2581                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and McQUADE and CRAWFORD,                                                                                  
                     Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                                                     

                     McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             

                                           Francisco G. Lopez et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 15 through 21 and                                                       



                                1Application for patent filed May 17, 1996.  According to appellants, the application is a                                                             
                     division of Application 08/101,360, filed August 03, 1993, now Patent No. 5,561,861, issued October                                                               
                     8, 1996.                                                                                                                                                          
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