Ex parte ELSON - 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                 not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte JOHN P. ELSON                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-0532                                                                           
                                                       Application 07/996,3821                                                                          
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                                                      HEARD:  February 3, 1998                                                                          
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                 Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           




                          1Application for patent filed December 23, 1992.                                                                              
                 According to appellant, this application is a continuation of                                                                          
                 Application 07/824,069 filed January 23, 1992, now Reissue                                                                             
                 Patent No. 34,297, issued June 29, 1993, which is a reissue of                                                                         
                 U.S. Patent No. 4,895,496, issued January 23, 1990, based on                                                                           
                 Application 07/204,091 filed June 8, 1988.                                                                                             
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