Ex parte SHIBAN 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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  21                       

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                             Ex parte SAMIR S. SHIBAN                                                   
                                                          and                                                           
                                                DANIEL G. MORGAN                                                        
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                                               Appeal No.  1996-1141                                                    
                                               Application 08/109,1661                                                  
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before DOWNEY, WARREN and ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                            
              DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
                     This is an appeal, under 35 U.S.C. § 134, from the final rejection of claims 20-39, all            
              of the claims pending in the application.                                                                 


                     1 Application for patent filed August 19, 1993.  According to the appellants, the                  
              application is a division of Application 07/864,673, filed April 7, 1992, now Patent No.                  
              5,271,908, issued December 21, 1993.                                                                      
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