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publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RICHARD D. LEVERE, NADAR G. ABRAHAM,
MICHAL L. SCHWARTZMAN and MICHAEL W. DUNN
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Appeal No. 1996-2396
Application 08/285,873
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ELLIS and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1 and 4 through 8, all the claims remaining in the application. Claims 2, 3 and 9
through 13 have been canceled.
Claims 1, 4 and 6 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as
follows:
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