Ex parte GOODMAN 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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                                 Ex parte DONALD J. GOODMAN,                                                                                           
                                                                     RAYMOND E. KEROLLIS,                                                                                              
                                                                         ALBERT B. MINDLER                                                                                             
                                                                            and BRUCE BRUNS                                                                                            
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                                                                            Appeal No. 96-0920                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/186,3431                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before GARRIS, OWENS and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 

                     LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                           


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             

                               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of claims 2 through 8 and 12 through 20, which are all                                                         

                     of the claims remaining in the application. 2                                                                                                                     

                                1Application for patent filed January 25, 1994.                                                                                                        
                                2The Notice of Appeal, dated February 13, 1995, paper No. 8, included claims 2 through 10,                                                             
                     and 12 through 21.  The Answer, stated that upon reconsideration, claims 9, 10, and 21 were                                                                       
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