Ex parte KURTIN 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                 


                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                      Ex parte STEPHEN KURTIN, DANIEL E. FEDELE                                                                         
                                                             and SAUL EPSTEIN                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-1697                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/336,1701                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judges and                                                                             
                 COHEN and PATE III, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                      
                 PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     
                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow                                                                        
                 claims 1 through 3, 8 through 10, 22, 23, 26, and 27 as                                                                                
                 amended after the final rejection.  Claims 5, 6, 12, 14                                                                                
                 through 21, 25, and 28 through 32 have been indicated as                                                                               


                          1Application for patent filed November 08, 1994.                                                                              





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