Ex parte COVEY 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 43                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                          Ex parte THOMAS R. COVEY, ERIC HUANG                                                                          
                                                              and JACK HENION                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-2726                                                                           
                                                       Application 07/994,4771                                                                          
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                                                          HEARD: MARCH 9, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before GRON, ELLIS and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                            
                 ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This is an appeal under 35 USC § 134 of the final                                                                             
                 rejection of claims 1 through 8, all the claims pending in the                                                                         
                 application.  Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on                                                                         


                          1Application for patent filed December 21, 1992.                                                                              
                 According to the appellants, this application is a                                                                                     
                 continuation of Application 07/354,617, filed May 19, 1989,                                                                            
                 now abandoned.                                                                                                                         





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