Ex parte COLUMBUS 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                              Ex parte  PETER S. COLUMBUS and                                                                           
                                                          YOGESHBHAI B. PATEL                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-2004                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/225,8891                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           



                          1Application for patent filed April 11, 1994.  According                                                                      
                 to appellants, the application is a division of Application                                                                            
                 07/855,919 filed March 23, 1992, now U.S. Patent 5,331,023,                                                                            
                 issued July 19, 1994.                                                                                                                  
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