Ex parte HARDING 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                 Ex parte JOSEPH JAMES HARDING and RICHARD O. RATZEL                  
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                                Appeal No. 1999-2099                                  
                             Application No. 08/475,627                               
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                                HEARD: April 19, 2000                                 
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          Before CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge, MCCANDLISH,                    
          Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and PATE, Administrative                
          Patent Judge.                                                               
          CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to              
          22, all the claims in the application.                                      
               The appealed claims are drawn to a cushioning conversion               

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