Ex parte BOND 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 29                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                       Ex parte LUKE D. BOND, CHARLES C. MILLS, PHILIP WHITING and                                                                      
                                                             ANTHONY H. MEHTA                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                          Appeal No. 1996-0864                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/181,6951                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                        HEARD: October 6, 1999                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                              
                 examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 19, 21 through                                                                          
                 23, 25 through 27, and the examiner’s refusal to allow claims                                                                          
                 24 and 28 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see                                                                            
                 the amendment dated June 22, 1995, Paper No. 16, entered as                                                                            

                          1Application for patent filed January 14, 1994.                                                                               





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