Ex parte COPPENS 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                               Ex parte PAUL COPPENS,                                 
                           ERIC HOES, LUDOVICUS VERVLOET,                             
                               and BRIGITTE PARMENTIER                                
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1997-1537                                  
                               Application 08/290,116                                 
                                     __________                                       
                               HEARD: April 17, 2000                                  
                                     __________                                       

          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and OWENS, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection               
          of claims 3 through 8 which are all of the claims pending in                
          the application.                                                            

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