Ex parte LAS 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                         Ex parte ALLAN S. LAS and JOSEPH T. MARES                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 1998-3004                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/290,5901                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before CALVERT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 5 to 8 and 17.  Claims 1 to 4, 11 to 16                                                                            
                 and 18 have been allowed.  Claims 9 and 10 have been objected                                                                          
                 to as depending from a non-allowed claim.  No claim has been                                                                           
                 canceled.                                                                                                                              



                          1Application for patent filed August 15, 1994.                                                                                





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