Ex parte SCIUGA 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS D. SCIUGA, SALVATORE J. SCIUGA                                                                        
                                                           and KEITH J. TUPPER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-4253                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/385,9811                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before Abrams, Frankfort and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 



                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 1 through 6, 9 and 10, which are all of                                                                            
                 the claims pending in this application.  Claims 7, 8 and 11                                                                            
                 through 13 are allowed.                                                                                                                


                          1Application for patent filed February 9, 1995.                                                                               





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