Ex parte BUSKER 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 18              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte LEROY H. BUSKER, LARRY CHANCE and JEFFREY H.                 
          PULKOWSKI                                                                   
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                                Appeal No. 1997-4282                                  
                               Application 08/164,608                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before PAK, OWENS, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 3 and 4, which are all of the claims remaining in the                
          application.                                                                
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               Appellants’ claimed invention is directed toward a                     
          papermaking apparatus comprising a support member having a                  


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