Ex parte GOWAN et al. - Page 1




             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.        

                                                                 Paper No. 18         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                Ex parte JOHN J. GOWAN                                
                                          and                                         
                                  THOMAS T. GRIFFITH                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2000-1481                                 
                              Application No. 08/950,130                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, 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 1 and 2, which are all of the claims                    
          pending in this application.                                                


               We REVERSE.                                                            









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