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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH H. McCAIN, E. R. WEBB and WILLIAM R. LUEDERS
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Appeal No. 1996-4063
Application 08/389,0871
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HEARD: NOVEMBER 2, 1999
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Before FLEMING, FRAHM, and BARRY Administrative Patent Judges.
FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 55 to 88,
which constitute all of the pending claims in the application before us. Claims 1 to 54 have been
1 Application for patent filed February 14, 1995. According to appellants, the application is a continuation
of Application 08/090,354, filed July 12, 1993, now abandoned, which is a division of Application 07/939,565, filed
September 2, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,309,351, issued May 3, 1994, which is a continuation of Application
07/808,036, filed December 12, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/263,679, filed October
27, 1988, now abandoned.
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