Ex parte AYERS - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                     Ex parte WILLIAM L. AYERS                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-0054                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/438,8881                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judges, COHEN                                                                          
                 and ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                              
                 McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s                                                                      
                      final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 7 and 8 under 35                                                                           
                      U.S.C. § 103. No other claims are pending in the                                                                                  
                      application.                                                                                                                      


                          1Application for patent filed May 10, 1995.                                                                                   





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