Ex parte COPPLE 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                   Ex parte CHARLES M. COPPLE and LEONARD F. REID                     
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                                Appeal No. 1999-2363                                  
                               Application 08/587,710                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Charles M. Copple et al. appeal from the final rejection               
          of claims 5 through 10 and 32.  Claims 11 through 27, 31 and                
          33 stand allowed.  Claims 1 through 4, which were objected to               
          in the final rejection, presumably now stand allowed in light               
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