Ex parte JOHNSON 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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23                                          


                                               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 J. JOHNSON, ROBERT S. KELLER                                                                                         
                                                                and GEORGE C. MANTHURUHIL                                                                                              
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                                                                            Appeal No. 94-3999                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/083,8631                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before URYNOWICZ, JERRY SMITH and TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                          

                     URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                           


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 18-23 .                    2                                                                         

                                1Application for patent filed June 28, 1993.  According to appellants, this is a continuation of                                                       
                     Application 07/793,748, filed November 18, 1991.                                                                                                                  
                                2Appellants’ amendment filed July 22, 1993 (Paper No. 12) contains two claims 22, one an                                                               
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