Ex parte RITCHEY - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte SHARON A. RITCHEY                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 99-0179                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/612,3851                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge,                                                                                 
                 FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                   
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Sharon A. Ritchey appeals from the final rejection of                                                                         
                 claims 1 through 13 and 21, all of the claims pending in the                                                                           
                 application.  We reverse and enter a new ground of rejection.                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed March 7, 1996.                                                                                  
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