Ex parte HAWKINS 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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 WILLIAM G. HAWKINS and CATHIE J. BURKE                                                                       
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3998                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/344,3971                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and RUGGIERO, Administrative                                                                              
                 Patent Judges.                                                                                                                         
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 16, 18, 20-24 and the rejection of claim 28 added in an                                                                         
                 amendment after final rejection filed October 27, 1995 which                                                                           
                 was entered by the Examiner.  The above claims constitute all                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed November 23, 1994.                                                                              
                 According to the appellants, the application is a continuation                                                                         
                 of Application No. 07/971,873, filed November 5, 1992.                                                                                 





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