Ex parte ALLEN 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                       publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              
                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
                                                     ____________                                                        
                              Ex parte MICHAEL J. ALLEN and STEPHEN F. SULLIVAN                                          
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                                  Appeal No. 1997-0278                                                   
                                               Application No. 08/367,9171                                               
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                                        ON BRIEF                                                         
                                                     ____________                                                        
              Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        

                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      

                     This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1-6,    9-               
              12, 14, 16 and 17, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                
                     We REVERSE.                                                                                         







                     1Application for patent filed January 3, 1995.                                                      





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007