Ex parte HECHT 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               written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding        
               precedent of the Board.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. 23         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                     Ex parte DAVID L. HECHT, RICHARD G. STEARNS,                     
                                  and L. NOAH FLORES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                  Appeal No. 97-0271                                  
                              Application No. 08/186,2121                             
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 5, which are all of the claims                
          pending in this application.                                                

               1Application for patent filed January 25, 1994.  According to          
          appellants, this application is a continuation of Application No. 07/814,842,
          filed December 27, 1991, now abandoned.                                     





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