Ex Parte CONTENTE 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                              Ex parte AUDREY CONTENTE,                               
                                    BRUCE F. ROSS                                     
                                         and                                          
                                  RICHARD C. POTTER                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                                 Appeal No. 97-2555                                   
                             Application No. 08/215,0621                              
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge,                      
          PATE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
          NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1, 4 to 16, 19 to 23, 82, 86, 87, 91 to 93              
          and 97, which are all of the claims pending in this application.            

               We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                     

               1 Application for patent filed March 21, 1994.                         




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