Ex parte KNIFFIN 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                     Ex parte JOHN M. KNIFFIN, RON McCAULEY, RALPH H. WELLS, III,                                                                       
                                            JOHN W. SHERMAN and WAYNE F. LARSON                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1657                                                                           
                                                       Application 07/819,3451                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                 Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 47.                                                                            
                                   The invention relates to secure entry systems and                                                                    

                          1Application for patent filed January 9, 1992.                                                                                
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