Ex parte COHEN 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding                                                           
                          precedent of the Board.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. 14                          
                                        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 S. COHEN and  MARK W. GAILUS                                                                       
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                                                            Appeal No. 98-2124                                                                          
                                                     Application No. 08/454,8981                                                                        
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, MEISTER                                                                         
                 and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                
                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  




                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          


                          Thomas S. Cohen and Mark W. Gailus (the appellants) appeal                                                                    
                 from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15,                                                                         
                 21 and 22.  Claims 11, 14, 16, 18-20 and 31 have been indicated                                                                        

                          1Application for patent filed May 31, 1995.                                                                                   





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