Ex parte WAGGENER 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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                    Ex parte WILLIAM N. WAGGENER JR. and THOMAS A. BRAY                                                                                                
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                                                                      Appeal No. 1997-0637                                                                                             
                                                                  Application 08/265,9651                                                                                              
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                                                                  HEARD: October 20, 1999                                                                                              
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                     Before HAIRSTON, GROSS 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 20.               2                                                                                                

                                1  Application for patent filed June 27, 1994.                                                                                                         
                                2 An amendment after final was filed on July 14, 1995                                                                                                  
                     [paper no. 8] but was denied entry [paper no. 9].  Another                                                                                                        
                     amendment after final was filed on Nov. 14, 1995 [paper no.                                                                                                       
                     15] and was entered in the record for the purposes of the                                                                                                         
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