Ex parte HUGHES 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                   Ex parte MICHAEL G. HUGHES                                                                           
                                                       and WILLIAM A. ROUSSEAU                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-3819                                                                          
                                                   Application No. 08/278,1531                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KRASS, FLEMING and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1 through 10.                                                                                                                   
                          The invention relates to a system which can scan and                                                                          



                          1Application for patent filed July 21, 1994.                                                                                  
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