Ex parte LAFFERTY - 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                     (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PATRICK A. LAFFERTY                                                                                              
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                                                                        Appeal No. 97-3144                                                                                             
                                                              Application No. 08/372,3901                                                                                              
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, COHEN,                                                                                                     
                     and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                                           
                     McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                   

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final                                                                                              
                     rejection of claims 2 through 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 18                                                                                                           
                     through 24.  No other claims are pending in the application.                                                                                                      

                                1 Application for patent filed January 13, 1995.                                                                                                       
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