Ex parte BAUER 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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                   Ex parte GERALD L. BAUER and WILLIAM VES CHILDS                    
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1996-2809                                  
                             Application No. 08/399,961                               
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                              HEARD:  January 24, 2000                                
                                    ____________                                      
          Before GARRIS, PAK, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1 through 20 which are all of the claims                
          pending in the application.                                                 
               Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal              
          and reads as follows:                                                       
          1.  An electrochemical cell for the production of fluorine,                 
          comprising:                                                                 
               (1) a cell housing;                                                    





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