Ex parte EARLE 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte KENT L. EARLE                                 
                                and GREG L. LAURIANO                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 98-1354                                   
                               Application 08/218,507                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before CALVERT, COHEN and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to                  
          allow claims 22 through 26 and 28, as amended subsequent to                 
          the final rejection. Claim 27 stands objected to but otherwise              
          is  considered to be allowable by the examiner. Claims 29                   
          through 33, all of the other claims remaining in the                        

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