Ex parte TWEDEN et al. - Page 1




                    The opinion in support of the decision                            
                    being entered today was not written for                           
                    publication and is not binding precedent of                       
                    the Board.                                                        


          Paper No. 20                                                                


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                            Ex parte KATHERINE S. TWEDEN                              
                               and PEGGY T. MALIKOWSKI                                
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1999-2646                                  
                             Application No. 08/794,398                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      

          Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                  
          STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                            
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Katherine S. Tweden et al. appeal from the final                       
          rejection of claims 1 through 20, all of the claims pending in              
          the application.  We affirm-in-part.                                        
                                    THE INVENTION                                     







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