Ex parte PETERSON - 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte JAMES P. PETERSON                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-0566                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/396,0051                                                                          
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                                                          HEARD: Oct. 20, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, ABRAMS                                                                          
                 and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                            
                 ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   
                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner                                                                           
                 finally rejecting claims 1-8 and 11-13.  Claims 9, 10, 14 and                                                                          
                 15 have been allowed.  The appellant's invention is directed                                                                           


                          1Application for patent filed February 28, 1995.                                                                              
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