Ex parte STARNES - 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                   publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                                     

                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                  
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                  
                                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                   
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                                                          Ex parte ROBERT L. STARNES                                                                                
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                                                                 Appeal No. 1997-0467                                                                               
                                                                 Application 08/318,019                                                                             
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                                                                         ON BRIEF1                                                                                  
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                   Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                     
                   WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                            

                                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                  
                            This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 15 through                                                          
                   22.  Claims 23 through 32, which are the only other claims remaining in the application,                                                         



                            1Applicant requested an oral hearing on April 4, 1996.  However, on review of this                                                      
                   file in anticipation of setting a hearing date, we determined that a hearing would not be                                                        
                   necessary.                                                                                                                                       
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