Ex parte ZINS 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                         Ex parte HOWARD M. ZINS                                                                        
                                                           and DAVID C. HOLLAND                                                                         
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                           Appeal No. 1996-3195                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/228,0861                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 1 through 27, which are all of the claims                                                                          
                 pending in this application.                                                                                                           
                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           
                          The appellants’ invention relates to an ultrasonically                                                                        
                 bonded seam that is impervious to liquids, method of                                                                                   


                          1Application for patent filed April 15, 1994.                                                                                 





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