Ex parte BROWN 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31                        

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                   Ex parte DANA H. BROWN, THOMAS C. CHRISTENSEN,                     
                      EARL A. CUNNINGHAM and WAYNE A. ROGELSTAD                       
                                  ________________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 97-0260                                   
                               Application 08/287,4771                                
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and LALL, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the Examiner's final rejection of Claims 1 to 3, 8 to 20 and                

               Application for patent filed August 8, 1994.  According1                                                                     
          to appellants, the application is a continuation of                         
          Application 07/896,954, filed June 11, 1992, now abandoned.                 
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