Ex parte JOHNSON et al. - Page 1




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                          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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                     Ex parte J. EVAN JOHNSON,                                                                          
                                                 KURT BAUMAN and DAVID L. SMITH                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-0409                                                                           
                                                     Application 08/420,4801                                                                            
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                                                              ON BRIEF                                                                                  
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                 Before CALVERT, MEISTER and STAAB, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                       


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          J. Evan Johnson, Kurt Bauman and David L. Smith (the                                                                          
                 appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5, 7,                                                                          
                 9-11 and 14-19, the only claims remaining in the application.                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed April 12, 1995.                                                                                 
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