Ex parte BECK 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                                                     publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                                                                 
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                                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                                
                                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                                            
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                                                            Ex parte JOHN L. BECK, THOMAS A. GREGORY                                                                                                             
                                                                            and CHRISTOPHER G. KELLER                                                                                                            
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                                                                                      Appeal No. 1996-3903                                                                                                       
                                                                                 Application No. 08/305,2251                                                                                                     
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                                                                                                 ON BRIEF                                                                                                        
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                        Before STAAB, JERRY SMITH, 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 33-52,                                                                                            

                        which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                                                                                                 




                                    1Application for patent filed November 13, 1994.  According to appellants, this application is a                                                                             
                        continuation of 07/922,920 filed July 30, 1992.  We note that this application may not be a proper                                                                                       
                        continuation under Rule 60 since the drawing in this application are not a true copy of those filed in the                                                                               
                        parent application 07/922,920 filed July 30, 1992.                                                                                                                                       







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