Ex parte BAC V. PHAM - Page 1




                          THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                 
          The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication
          in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.              
                                                                   Paper No. 22        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                  __________________                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  __________________                                   
                                 Ex parte BAC V. PHAM                                  
                                  __________________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 1998-0587                                  
                               Application 08/385,2531                                 
                                   ________________                                    
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   ________________                                    
          Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                     
          SCHAFER and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                            
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                 
          the examiner’s rejection of appellants’ claims 1-32.  Claims                 
          1, 17 and 25 are independent claims.                                         
                         References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Squires et al.           Patent No. 5,121,262           June 9,              
          1992                                                                         
          (Squires)                                                                    
          Abbott et al.       Patent No. 5,341,249           August 23,                
          1994                                                                         
          (Abbott)                                                                     

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                    Application for patent filed February 8, 1995.                     





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