Ex parte FUNK 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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                            Ex parte DAVID R. FUNK and STEVEN C. GEVAERT                                                                                               
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1998-0357                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/258,4291                                                                                             
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                                                                   HEARD: October 6, 1999                                                                                              
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                     Before PATE, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                      
                     McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                David R. Funk et al. appeal from the final rejection of                                                                                                
                     claims 1, 3, 4, 6 through 21, 24 through 31 and 33 through 55,                                                                                                    
                     all of the claims pending in the application.   We affirm-in-                                    2                                                                
                     part.                                                                                                                                                             

                                1  Application for patent filed June 10, 1994.                                                                                                         
                                2Claim 13 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.                                                                                              
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