Ex parte MONTAG 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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                     Ex parte RUTH A. MONTAG, GEORGE A. CORBIN                        
                                and DAVID W. GARRETT                                  
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1996-3729                                  
                             Application No. 08/253,839                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before CAROFF, PAK, and ROBINSON, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        





                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of              
          all the claims pending in the involved application, claims 19-              
          20 and 33-38.  Claims 19 and 33 are independent claims.                     
          Appellants appeal only as to dependent claims 20 and 34-38                  






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