Ex parte GREEN 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 56              

                      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 B. GREEN                                
                              and ROBERT G. WESTENDORF                                
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                                Appeal No. 1997-1669                                  
                             Application No. 08/185,649                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final                 
          rejection of claims 13, 14, 16-19, 21, 30-36 and 42-46, which               
          are all of the claims pending in the application.  Claims 1-                
          12, 15, 20, 22-29 and 37-41 have been canceled.                             
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