Ex parte BALMER - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 16                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                         Ex parte KEITH BALMER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-4184                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/159,3461                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 




                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                                                                       
                 2, 4 through 11, 13 through 34, 36 through 42, 44 through 76                                                                           
                 and 78 through 113.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number                                                                         
                 7), claims 1, 10, 34, 41, 42, 49, 68 and 76 were amended.  As                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed November 30, 1993.                                                                              





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