Ex parte CONOVER - 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                              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20              
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                             Ex parte KURT M. CONOVER                                                   
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                                                 Appeal No. 1997-2151                                                   
                                               Application No. 08/221,959                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 14, 28-31               
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              and 33-41 , which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                      


                     We AFFIRM.                                                                                         



                     Claims 32 and 42 have been objected to by the examiner as allowable if written in independent1                                                                                                 
              form.                                                                                                     





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