Ex parte YAPEL 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT A. YAPEL,                                                                          
                                            KENT D. NELSON, THOMAS M. MILBOURN,                                                                         
                                                       and RICHARD J. FOSS                                                                              
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3741                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/177,2881                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before GARRIS, PAK, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection                                                                      
                 of claims 1 through 20.  On page 1 of the brief, the                                                                                   

                          1Application for patent filed January 4, 1994.                                                                                
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