Ex parte BLADES 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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                      ____________                                     
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                      ____________                                     
                              Ex parte JERRY A. BLADES,                                
                                  HARVEY G. KIEL, and                                  
                                   RAYMOND F. ROMON                                    
                                      ____________                                     
                                   Appeal No. 97-1657                                  
                              Application No. 08/216,7351                              
                                      ____________                                     
                                        ON BRIEF                                       
                                      ____________                                     
          Before THOMAS, CARMICHAEL, 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  a patent examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through                
          20, which are all the claims in the application.  An amendment               



               1Application for patent filed March 22, 1994.                           





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