Ex parte ARRIS 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
          Ex parte ROBERT L. ARRIS, FRED O. STEPHENS,                                 
          CHARLES L. HUNTER, and JONATHAN D. BASSETT                                  
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1998-2501                                  
                             Application No. 08/534,149                               
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    

          Before KRASS, HECKER, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claim 15.  The examiner indicated in the answer that claims 16              
          through 18 are now considered to be directed to allowable                   
          subject matter.                                                             
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