Ex parte CARTMELL 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                                journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                                                                           

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
                                                                          ________________                                                                                             
                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                       Ex parte JAMES V. CARTMELL, WAYNE R. STURTEVANT                                                                                                 
                                                                       and MICHAEL L. WOLF                                                                                             
                                                                          ________________                                                                                             
                                                                        Appeal No. 97-1029                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 08/456,1661                                                                                             
                                                                          ________________                                                                                             
                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
                                                                          ________________                                                                                             
                     Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, STAAB                                                                                                      
                     and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                                        
                     McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             


                                1Application for patent filed May 31, 1995.  According                                                                                                 
                     to appellants, the application is a division of Application                                                                                                       
                     08/144,003, filed November 1, 1993, now U.S. Patent No.                                                                                                           
                     5,695,456, issued December 9, 1997, which is a continuation-                                                                                                      
                     in-part of Application 07/862,456, filed April 2, 1992, now                                                                                                       
                     U.S. Patent No. 5,429,589, issued July 4, 1995.                                                                                                                   
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