Ex parte COX - 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding                                                           
                          precedent of the Board.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. 33                        
                                         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 C. COX                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 1996-0858                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/117,6481                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before, JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, 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 1-4, 6-10, and 12-17, which are all of the                                                                             
                 claims pending in this application.                                                                                                    


                          1Application for patent filed September 8, 1993.                                                                              
                 According to appellant, this application is a continuation of                                                                          
                 Application 07/810,962, filed December 20, 1991, now                                                                                   
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             





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