Ex parte DUGAN 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                      Ex parte JEFFREY S. DUGAN, JOHN A. HODAN                        
                              and JAMES R. LISK, JR.                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1995-2802                                  
                               Application 07/983,002                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 12, which are the only claims in this                      
          application.                                                                
               According to appellants, the invention is directed to a                
          thermoplastic fiber which has moisture wicking properties due               

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