Ex parte YAEGER 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                       Ex parte JOHN R. YAEGER,                                                                         
                                                          LAWRENCE W. GOLLBACH,                                                                         
                                                              and JOHN E. JONES                                                                         
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                                                             Appeal No. 97-1647                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/321,2551                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection of claims 1-21.  The appellants filed                                                                         
                 an amendment after final rejection on June 6, 1996, which was                                                                          
                 denied entry.  We affirm-in-part.                                                                                                      



                          1The application was filed October 11, 1994.                                                                                  





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