Ex parte VALLAURI 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 49              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte UBALDO VALLAURI and FRANCESCO PORTAS                     
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                                Appeal No. 1996-3350                                  
                               Application 08/187,114                                 
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                                HEARD: April 17, 2000                                 
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          Before PAK, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                       
          examiner’s final rejection of claims 5, 6 and 12 through 20,                
          which are the only claims remaining in this application.                    
               According to appellants, the invention is directed to an               


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