Ex parte ACQUAVIVA 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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16           
                      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 ACQUAVIVA and PAUL W. MOREHOUSE, JR.                  
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                                Appeal No. 1997-1425                                  
                             Application No. 08/520,228                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 24 through 33, all claims pending in this application.               
                   The invention relates to an electrophotographic                   
          printing machine that optimizes the quality of an image                     
          produced on a substrate (e.g. paper) by modifying the                       







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