Ex parte BOUCHER - 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding                                                           
                          precedent of the Board.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 JOHN C. BOUCHER, JR.                                                                         
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                                                            Appeal No. 98-3354                                                                          
                                                     Application No. 08/427,7431                                                                        
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before CALVERT, MEISTER, and NASE, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  




                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                          

                          John C. Boucher, Jr. appeals from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 21-35 and 37.   Claims 38-40 stand allowed.  Claim 36,2                                                                                                  

                          1Application for patent filed April 24, 1995.                                                                                 
                          2Independent claim 21 has been amended subsequent to                                                                          
                 final rejection.                                                                                                                       





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