Ex parte HOBBS 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                   for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23                          
                                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                       
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                                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                        
                                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                                          
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                                        Ex parte EAMONN HOBBS and WILLIAM APPLING                                                                       
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                                                            Appeal No. 96-3203                                                                          
                                                     Application No. 08/081,9841                                                                        
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Adminstrative Judge, STAAB, and                                                                              
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 
                 McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          
                          This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s                                                                           
                 final rejection of claims 21 through 31, 33 and 34 under 35                                                                            
                 U.S.C. § 102(b). The only other claims still pending in the                                                                            


                          1Application for patent filed June 23, 1993. According to                                                                     
                 appellants, this application is a continuation-in-part of                                                                              
                 Application 08/004,635 filed January 12, 1993, now abandoned;                                                                          
                 which is a continuation of Application 07/846,142 filed March                                                                          
                 5, 1992, now abandoned.                                                                                                                





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