Ex parte MYERSON 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte ROBERT F. MYERSON,                              
                            YUNG-FU CHANG, GARY KOCHIS,                               
                                and DONALD M. EMBREE                                  
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                                Appeal No. 1997-2705                                  
                               Application 08/341,429                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1, 3-4, 6-9, 16-17, 19-21, and 23-24, all of the claims              
          pending in the present application.  Claims 22 and 25-28 were               
          canceled earlier in the prosecution.  An amendment after final              
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