Ex parte HINTZ 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                   Ex parte THOMAS E. HINTZ and KERRY C. TENBERG                                                                        
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0243                                                                          
                                                        Application 08/168,976                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection  of claim 1,                    1                                                  
                 the sole pending claim.                                                                                                                


                          1An amendment after the final rejection was filed [Paper                                                                      
                 No. 8] and was approved for entry by the Examiner [Paper No.                                                                           
                 9].                                                                                                                                    
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