Ex parte WILKINS 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                 Ex parte ROBERT F. WILKINS, DAVID B. BEFFA-NEGRINI                                                                     
                                                              and DAVID M. HALL                                                                         
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                                                           Appeal No. 1998-2847                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/521,8731                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before STAAB, NASE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                        
                 NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 1, 2, 12, 14 to 16, 27, 29, 38 and 40 to                                                                           
                 42.  Claims 3 to 11, 13, 17 to 26, 28, 30 to 37, 39 and 43 to                                                                          
                 61 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR §                                                                               
                 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention.                                                                                     


                          1Application for patent filed August 31, 1995.                                                                                





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