Ex parte VINCIARELLI 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                           (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35          
                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                       ____________                                       
                    Ex parte PATRIZIO VINCIARELLI and LOUIS A. BUFANO                     
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                                    Appeal No. 98-0130                                    
                                Application No. 08/631,793                                
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                                         ON BRIEF1                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                       
          Judges.                                                                         
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                              



                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                     
          rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-12, 15-17, 19-24, and 42, which                     
          are all of the claims pending in this application.                              
                                       BACKGROUND                                         


               1 The Oral hearing scheduled for June 7, 2000 was waived by appellant in   
          a document received by facsimile on June 5, 2000.                               





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