Ex parte POWLES 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                        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 TREVOR J. POWLES, MIR A. IMRAN,                        
                           DEEPAK GANDHI and BABER R. SYED                            
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                                 Appeal No. 97-4459                                   
                             Application No. 08/421,0631                              
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge,                      
          McQUADE 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 through 4.  Claims 5 through 7 have been              
          allowed.  Claims 8 through 16 have been withdrawn from                      
          consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a                   
          nonelected invention.                                                       

               Application for patent filed April 13, 1995.1                                                                     




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