Ex parte SHANAHAN et al. - Page 1




                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was                                                                                                    
                     not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                                                                                                       
                     the Board.                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                 Paper No. 21                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                    Ex parte GREGORY A. SHANAHAN and KEVIN L. RUTKOWSKI                                                                                                
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                                                                      Appeal No. 1997-2942                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 08/281,958                                                                                              
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before FLEMING, LALL, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                    
                     LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is an appeal from the final rejection  of claim 12,                                  1                                                            
                     all the other claims having been canceled.                                                                                                                        


                                1An amendment after the final rejection was filed as paper                                                                                             
                     no. 11 and was approved for entry by the Examiner [paper no.                                                                                                      
                     12].                                                                                                                                                              
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