Ex parte RIBIER 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ALAIN RIBIER and                                                                          
                                                        JEAN-THIERRY SIMMONET                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-1783                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/195,0251                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before WARREN, WALTZ, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                        
                 examiner’s final rejection of claims 20 through 38.                                                                                    
                 Subsequent to the final rejection, appellants submitted two                                                                            


                          1Application for patent filed February 14, 1994.                                                                              
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