Ex parte WAFER - 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                                   
                          binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                            

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                         Ex parte DON B. WAFER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-2150                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/539,9261                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before COHEN, MEISTER and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           


                          Don B. Wafer (the appellant) appeals from the final                                                                           
                 rejection of claims 1, 8, 17 and 22.  Claims 2-7, 9-16, 18-21,                                                                         
                 23 and 24, the only other claims present in the application,                                                                           
                 stand withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner                                                                             

                          1Application for patent filed October 6, 1995.                                                                                





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