Ex parte COLLINS 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding                                                           
                          precedent of the Board.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. 11                          
                                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                       
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                                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                        
                                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                                          
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                                 Ex parte DONALD A. COLLINS JR., REX A. ALESHIRE,                                                                       
                                           DOUGLAS A. BAEHL, and STEPHEN J. AMES                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 1997-3074                                                                         
                                                     Application No. 08/392,5981                                                                        
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before KRASS, FLEMING, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    




                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          

                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1 through 7, 9 and 11.  The examiner indicated the                                                                              
                 allowability of claims 8 and 10 in the answer.                                                                                         


                          1Application for patent filed February 23, 1995.                                                                              





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