Ex parte GOMES et al. - Page 1




                    Appeal No. 1997-0961                                                                                                     
                    Application No. 08/254,654                                                                                               


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                             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                             written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 KARL G. GOMES and VITO LIANTONIO                                                           
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                                                         Appeal No. 1997-0961                                                                
                                                       Application No. 08/254,654                                                            
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                     
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                    Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judges, COHEN and                                                        
                    LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                            
                    MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                          

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                   
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                                                    REMAND TO THE EXAMINER                                                                   

                             This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner=s final rejection of claims 2 through                         
                    11.  No other claims are pending in the application.                                                                     
                             Appellants= invention relates to a control system for an adjustable, solenoid operated                          
                    valve.  On page 2 of the brief, appellants describe the invention as follows:                                            
                                             The invention relates to a precision valve control for an hermetically                          






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