Ex parte THAKRAR 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                 Ex parte ASHOK R. THAKRAR, BRADLEY K. OVERMYER and                   
                                  WILLIAM E. MEYERS                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1996-3277                                  
                               Application 08/143,373                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                HEARD: April 17, 2000                                 
                                   _______________                                    

          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 4,                
          9-16 and 18-27, all the claims remaining in the present                     
          application.                                                                
               Appellants' counsel at oral hearing withdrew the appeal                
          of claims 4, 9-13 and 25-27.  Accordingly, the appeal of these              

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