Ex parte MATSON - 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WAYNE R. MATSON                                                                         
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                                                             Appeal No. 1996-3409                                                                       
                                                            Application 08/092,5431                                                                     
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before WINTERS and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges and                                                                  
                 McKELVEY Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                           

                 WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  








                          1Application for patent filed Aug. 16, 1993.  According to appellant, this application is a                                   
                 continuation of application 07/643,541, filed Jan. 18, 1991, which is a continuation-in-part of application                            
                 07/274,505 filed Nov. 21, 1988, now U.S. patent no. 5,104,639, issued, Apr. 14, 1992, which is a divisional                            
                 of application 06/797,615 filed Nov. 13, 1985, now U.S. patent no. 4,863,873, issued Sep. 5, 1989, which is                            
                 a continuation of application 06/670,483 filed Nov. 13, 1984, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part                           
                 of application 06/579,401 filed Feb. 17, 1984, now U.S. patent no. 4,511,659, issued Apr. 16, 1985, which                              
                 is a continuation-in-part of application 06/472,387 filed Mar. 4, 1983, now abandoned, which is a                                      
                 continuation-in-part of application 06/425,183 filed Sep. 28, 1982, now abandoned, which is a continuation                             
                 of application 06/111,917 filed Jan. 14, 1980, now U.S. patent no. 4,404,065, issued Sep. 13, 1983.                                    
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