Ex parte GILMORE 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                publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JACK R. GILMORE and NEIL D. GRAVES                                                             
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                                                      Appeal No. 96-3645                                                                  
                                                  Application 08/154,1671                                                                 
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                                                              ON BRIEF                                                                    
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                Before KRASS, CARMICHAEL, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                                                               
                Judges.                                                                                                                   
                CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                  

                                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                  
                        This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 9                                                            
                and 10.  The other claims remaining in the application, Claims                                                            
                3 and 8, have been withdrawn from consideration.                                                                          
                        Claim 9 reads as follows:                                                                                         
                        A mail processing system for mail pieces comprising:                                                              



                        1   Application for patent filed November 17, 1993.                                                               
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