Ex parte NOVAK 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                              Ex parte LAWRENCE J. NOVAK,                             
                       PETER J. ROHRBACHER and RUDOLPH KIST III                       
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2000-2014                                 
                              Application No. 08/713,672                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                HEARD:  MARCH 22, 2001                                
                                     ____________                                     
          Before FRANKFORT, BAHR and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1-8, 10-20 and 22-24.  Claims 9, 21, 25                 
          and 26 stand withdrawn from further consideration under 37 CFR              
          § 1.142(b) as being directed to a non-elected invention.                    





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