Ex parte NEPELA et al. - Page 1




                                                                                                                             Paper No. 27                                                         

                                  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                      (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                                                  

                                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                                       
                                                                               _______________                                                                                                    
                                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                      
                                                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                                    
                                                                               _______________                                                                                                    
                                                                   Ex parte DANIEL A. NEPELA,                                                                                                     
                                                                          ERICH P. VALSTYN and                                                                                                    
                                                                                 DEREK J. KROES                                                                                                   
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                                                                          Appeal No. 1997-3962                                                                                                    
                                                                    Application 08/500,7411                                                                                                       
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                                                                               ON BRIEF                                                                                                           
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                      Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                                                                
                      Judges.                                                                                                                                                                     
                      JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                 


                                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                                    


                                  1Application for patent filed July 11, 1995.  According                                                                                                         
                      to applicants, this application is a continuation-in-part of                                                                                                                
                      Application 08/387,395, filed February 13, 1995; which is a                                                                                                                 
                      continuation of Application 08/103,669, filed August 10, 1993.                                                                                                              
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