Ex parte LA LONDE 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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                            

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                                               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 D. LA LONDE,                                                                                         
                                                                     CRAIG A. MAC DONNELL,                                                                                             
                                                                       and DAVID CUCUZELLA                                                                                             
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                                                                            Appeal No. 97-0055                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/430,1111                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 

                     HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                            


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             

                                This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 22 through 40.                                                                                    

                                The disclosed invention relates to a computerized method of producing instructions for                                                                 


                                1Application for patent filed April 27, 1995.  According to appellants, this application is a                                                          
                     continuation of Application 08/179,639, filed January 10, 1994.                                                                                                   
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