PARINS et al. V. SLATER - 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                 not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                                                                            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.                                                                                                                             


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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
                                                                _____________                                                                           
                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                _____________                                                                           
                                           DAVID J. PARINS and RICHARD K. POPPE                                                                         
                                                              Junior Party,1                                                                            
                                                                          v.                                                                            
                                                            CHARLES R. SLATER                                                                           
                                                               Senior Party.2                                                                           
                                                                _____________                                                                           
                                                Patent Interference No. 104,190                                                                         
                                                               ______________                                                                           
                                              FINAL HEARING:  December 19, 2000                                                                         
                                                              _______________                                                                           

                          1Patent No. 5,540,685, granted July 30, 1996, based on                                                                        
                 Application Serial No. 08/435,305, filed May 5, 1995.                                                                                  
                 Accorded the benefit of Application Serial No. 08/369,379,                                                                             
                 filed    January 6, 1995, now abandoned.  Assignors to Everest                                                                         
                 Medical Corporation.                                                                                                                   
                          2Application Serial No. 08/806,386, filed February 27,                                                                        
                 1997.  Accorded the benefit of Application Serial No.                                                                                  
                 08/354,992, filed December 13, 1994, now abandoned.  Assignor                                                                          
                 to Boston Scientific Corporation.                                                                                                      
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