Ex parte BORDEN 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                  Ex parte FRED L. BORDEN, JAMES F. MANSFIELD and                     
          JERRYLIN D. EDWARDS                                                         
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                                 Appeal No. 97-4004                                   
                               Application 08/459,4171                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before MEISTER, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Fred L. Borden, James F. Mansfield and Jerrylin D. Edwards             
          (the appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-11             
          and 15-26, the only claims remaining in the application.                    


               Application for patent filed June 2, 1995.1                                                                     
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