Ex parte NIX 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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
            Ex parte JOHN A. NIX, ROBERT A. WILKS, RICHARD E. KUGLER and              
                                LEONARD E. HENRY, JR.                                 
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-3142                                  
                             Application No. 08/323,660                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                HEARD:  April 7, 2000                                 
                                    ____________                                      
          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                
          5, 6, 10, 12 through 15, 23 and 24.  In an Amendment After                  
          Final (paper number 12), claims 1 and 6 were amended, and                   
          claims 23 and 24 were canceled.  The amendment had the effect               






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