Ex parte BROWN 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                            Ex parte CHRISTOPHER W. BROWN                              
                                 and JAMES J. ALBERTS                                  
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                                 Appeal No. 1997-3930                                  
                                Application 08/394,596                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                     
          Before FLEMING, LALL, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 1 through 5, all of the claims pending in the present                 
          application.                                                                 
               The invention relates to a fiber optic sensor for                       
          detecting                                                                    
          and characterizing petroleum products.  On pages 3 and 4 of                  

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