Ex parte BATES 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                      Ex parte CARY L. BATES,                                                                           
                                                JERRY A. BLADES, PAUL R. DAY,                                                                           
                                            HARVEY G. KIEL, and JEFFREY M. RYAN                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3059                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/170,5691                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MARTIN, JERRY SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                              

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-17 which constitute                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed December 20, 1993.                                                                              
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