Ex parte TWIST - 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                         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. 20              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                   ________________                                    
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                   ________________                                    
                               Ex parte PETER J. TWIST                                 
                                   ________________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 1996-1675                                  
                               Application 08/317,9771                                 
                                   ________________                                    
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   ________________                                    
          Before WINTERS, METZ and JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                      
          METZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                        
          examiner's refusal to allow claims 1 through 5, 7 through 10                 
          and 12 through 18, all the claims remaining in this                          



            Application for patent filed October 4, 1994.                              
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