Ex parte BALLARD 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                 Ex parte GERALD L. BALLARD and JOHN G. GAUDIELLO                                                                       
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1313                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/202,5361                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow                                                                        
                 claims 10-18 and 25-27 as amended after final rejection.                                                                               
                 Claims 1-9 and 19-24, which are all of the other claims in the                                                                         



                          1Application for patent filed February 28, 1994.                                                                              
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