Ex parte DE KEYSER - 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18            

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte FRANCOIS DE KEYSER                               
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                                  Appeal No. 96-3991                                   
                             Application No. 08/311,2421                               
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and SPIEGEL, Administrative                     
          Patent Judges.                                                               
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-6,               
          8 and 12-14, all the claims remaining in the present                         
          application.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                       



               Application for patent filed September 23, 1994.1                                                                      
          According to appellant, this application is a continuation of                
          Application No. 07/835,151, filed February 13, 1992, now U.S.                
          Patent No. 5,413,828, issued May 9, 1995.                                    
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