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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
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 BLASS,
GARY GIBSON and MINDY L. AISEN
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Appeal No. 95-3732
Application 08/172,1101
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, OWENS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal and Opinion
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting
appealed claims 1 and 3 through 7 and refusing to allow claim 9 which was added subsequent to the
final rejection.2 Claims 2 and 8 are also of record and have been objected to by the examiner
apparently as being directed to allowable subject matter.3
1 Application for patent filed December 23, 1993.
2 See the specification (pages 14-15), the amendment of June 13, 1994 (Paper No. 4), and the
amendment of November 8, 1992 (Paper No. 7).
3 See ¶ 2 of the advisory action of November 21, 1994 (Paper No. 8).
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