Ex parte CARMACK 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              written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding         
               precedent of the Board.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. 24         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
              Ex parte RICHARD O. CARMACK, HOWARD C. FREEMAN, CHARLES V.              
            GREEN, DAVID S. HERRON, DARREN C. MARTIN, G. SCOTT RULONG, MARK           
             J. SIMMONS, KARL SZABO, RAYMOND E. SZKOTAK, LI-WUN CHEN TAM,             
                 ROBERT C. ULESKI, FRANK W. WAGLE, and STEPHEN T. WEST                
                                     ____________                                     
                                  Appeal No. 96-3765                                  
                              Application No. 08/209,5221                             
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
              This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                  
          rejection of claims 1 through 4, 13, 14, 21 through 24, 33,                 
          and 34.  Claims 5 through 12, 15 through 20, 25 through 32,                 
          and 35 through 40 have been canceled.  Claims 41 through 52                 


              1Application for patent filed March 10, 1994.                           





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