Ex parte DIETL 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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEVEN  J. DIETL and MICHAEL CARLOTTA                                             
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                                                 Appeal No. 96-3340                                                      
                                               Application 08/363,0871                                                   
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before,   HAIRSTON, CARMICHAEL and DIXON,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                   

              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        

                     This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1,      10-              
              13, 18 and 19 which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                     




                     1Application for patent filed December 23, 1994.  According to appellants, this application is a    
              continuation of application 07/885,704, filed May 19, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,420,625, issued May 30,  
              1995.                                                                                                      
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