Ex parte HOULIHAN - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 24                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                  Ex parte FRANCIS M. HOULIHAN                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1995-1539                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 07/950,3881                                                                         
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                                                      HEARD: November 10, 1997                                                                          
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                 Before KIMLIN, PAK and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                           
                 PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                      


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s                                                                           
                 refusal to allow claims 1, 2, 4 and 5, which are all of the                                                                            
                 claims pending in the application.  Claim 3 stands withdrawn                                                                           
                 from consideration by the examiner as being directed to a non-                                                                         
                 elected invention.                                                                                                                     



                          1Application for patent filed September 23, 1992.                                                                             





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