Ex parte OSBORNE 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PAUL W. OSBORNE                                                                          
                                                            and EDWIN HOFFMAN                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-2023                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/139,6421                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           


                          1Application for patent filed October 12, 1993.                                                                               
                 According to appellants, this application is a continuation of                                                                         
                 Application 07/561,816, filed July 1, 1985, now abandoned;                                                                             
                 which is a continuation-in-part of Application 06/404,303,                                                                             
                 filed August 2, 1982, now abandoned.                                                                                                   
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