Ex parte RORABAUGH et al. - Page 1




                                                  The opinion in support of the decision being                                           
                                               entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.                                      

                                                                                                Paper 19                                 


                                   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 E. RORABAUGH,                                                             
                                      DARRYL F. GARRIGUS and JURIS VERZEMNIEKS                                                           

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                                                          Appeal 1998-0186                                                               
                                                       Application 08/464,1491                                                           
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                Before:  McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and SCHAFER and GARDNER-LANE,                                     
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                            


                SCHAFER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    


                        Applicants appeal from the final rejection of claims 20-32.  We have jurisdiction pursuant ot 35                 
                U.S.C. § 134.                                                                                                            



                 1     Application for patent filed 5 June 1995.  The application on appeal is based on a division of  application 08/209,847, filed
                11 March 1994, which is a continuation in part of application 08/040,217, filed 1 April 1993, which is a continuation in part of
                application 07/945,191, filed 15 September 1992. .                                                                       





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