Ex parte WARDLE 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                                                not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30             

                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                               Ex parte ROBERT B. WARDLE and W. WAYNE EDWARDS                                             
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                                                   Appeal No. 1996-1529                                                   
                                                Application No. 08/233,2191                                               
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                                                 HEARD: October 19, 1999                                                  
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              Before WARREN, WALTZ, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.                                            
              SPIEGEL, 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     

              6 through 11 and 13 through 19, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                    

              Claims 6 and 17 are illustrative:                                                                           

                            6.  A method of rapidly producing an energetic cyclic ether polymer having                    

                     1Application for patent filed April 26, 1994.  According to appellants, this application is a continuation of
              Application 07/880,536, filed May 8, 1992, now abandoned.                                                   





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