Ex parte TUMA 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                        not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding                                               
                        precedent of the Board.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. 16                       
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
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                                    Ex parte GEORGE B. TUMA, and WADE B. TUMA                                                             
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                                                     Appeal No. 1997-4314                                                                 
                                                Application No. 08/155,3321                                                               
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                                                               ON BRIEF                                                                   
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                Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent                                                                  
                Judges.                                                                                                                   
                KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                       




                                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                 


                        This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                          
                claims 1 through 6 and 8 through 11, all of the pending                                                                   
                claims.                                                                                                                   

                        1Application for patent filed November 19, 1993.                                                                  





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