Ex parte WOFFORD 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                                   
                          binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                            

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                    Ex parte JAMES A. WOFFORD and STEVE C. JAMES                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-4450                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 07/949,6761                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before CAROFF, GARRIS and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           


                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal                                                                      
                 to allow claims 23-33, 35 and 36.  Claim 34 has been canceled.                                                                         
                 Claims 1-22, which are the only other claims remaining in the                                                                          
                 application, have been withdrawn from consideration by the                                                                             


                          1Application for patent filed September 21, 1992.                                                                             





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