Ex parte DUAN 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte DANIEL C. DUAN,                                
                         JAMES S. STEFELY, DAVID W. SCHULTZ,                           
                                 and CHESTER L. LEACH                                  
                                      __________                                       
                                  Appeal No. 97-2174                                   
                               Application 08/214,7631                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                      
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   



               Application for patent filed March 16, 1994.  According1                                                                      
          to appellants, this application is a continuation-in-part of                 
          Application 08/032,605, filed March 17, 1993, now abandoned.                 
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