Ex parte CRUZ - 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOSEPH P. CRUZ                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 1999-1505                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/638,4541                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before MEISTER, 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 12 through 19, which are all of the claims                                                                         
                 pending in this application.                                                                                                           


                          We AFFIRM, REMAND and enter a new rejection pursuant to                                                                       
                 37 CFR § 1.196(b).                                                                                                                     

                          1Application for patent filed April 26, 1996.                                                                                 





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