Ex parte KUTA 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                         Ex parte LEROY KUTA, ROBERT YOUNGQUIST,                                                                        
                                                            and MICHAEL KELLY                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1890                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/111,1761                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, KRASS, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1 through 3, 6 through 11 and 18 through 20.  Claims 4,                                                                         


                          1Application for patent filed August 24, 1993.                                                                                
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