Ex parte SONTHEIMER 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40                             


                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                   Ex parte RICHARD D. SONTHEIMER, TSU-SAN LIEU,                                                                        
                                        DANIEL P. McCAULIFFE and J. DONALD CAPRA                                                                        
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                                                          Appeal No. 1995-2785                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 07/576,4231                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and LORIN, Administrative                                                                             
                 Patent Judges.                                                                                                                         
                 WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision                                                                            
                 rejecting claims 17 through 19, 21 through 23, 26, and 30.                                                                             
                 Claims 7 and 25 stand allowed.  Claims 20, 24, and 27 through                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed May 24, 1991.                                                                                   
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