Ex parte BENKUAL 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte JACK BENKUAL,                                                                          
                                                           and IAN G. COLLOFF                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1229                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/104,8191                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, FLEMING and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
                 LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                      
                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                       
                 the examiner's final rejection of claims 5-10.  Claims 1-4                                                                             
                 have been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.                                                                                        
                                           References relied on by the Examiner                                                                         
                 Pagé et al. (Pagé)                           Patent 5,329,619                    July 12, 1994                                         
                                                                                (filed Oct. 30, 1992)                                                   
                 Johnson et al. (Johnson) Patent 5,317,715                                        May  31, 1994                                         


                          1      Application for patent filed August 10, 1993.                                                                          
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