Ex parte SMITH 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               written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding        
               precedent of the Board.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. 36         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                      Ex parte JACK V. SMITH and JESSE M. CARTER                      
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                                 Appeal No. 1997-2149                                 
                              Application No. 08/019,666                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1, 2, and 5, which are all of the claims                
          pending in this application.                                                
               Appellants' invention relates to an emergency auto visual              
          communication system which displays a message to an observer                








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