Ex parte NICHOLS 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14        

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
                                    ____________                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                 
                                    ____________                                   
                             Ex parte ERNEST C. NICHOLS                            
                                         and                                       
                                    LEO L. MALMIN                                  
                                    ____________                                   
                                Appeal No. 2000-1482                               
                             Application No. 08/995,706                            
                                    ____________                                   
                                      ON BRIEF                                     
                                    ____________                                   
         Before COHEN, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
         NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final               
         rejection of claims 19 to 24 and 28 to 33, which are all of               
         the claims pending in this application.                                   


              We AFFIRM-IN-PART and REMAND.                                        









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