Ex parte DUROCHER - 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                       not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                  
                       binding precedent of the Board.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 PHILIP C. DUROCHER                                                            
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                                                    Appeal No. 98-2120                                                              
                                             Application No. 08/607,9151                                                            
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                                 
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               Before MEISTER, ABRAMS and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
               MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                


                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                              
                       Philip C. Durocher (the appellant) appeals from the final                                                    
               rejection of claims 5-11, the only claims remaining in the                                                           
               application.2                                                                                                        

                       1Application for patent filed February 28, 1996.                                                             
                       2Claim 9 has been amended subsequent to final rejection                                                      
               by an amendment filed July 14, 1997 (Paper No. 7), which                                                             
               amendment was deemed by the examiner to overcome the final                                                           
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