Ex Parte GOUGE 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          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                             Ex parte SAMUEL T. GOUGE,                                
                                LEONARD E. HODAKOWSKI,                                
                                   PAUL J. WEBER,                                     
                                        and                                           
                                   CHI-YU R. CHEN                                     
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1997-1281                                  
                             Application No. 08/317,830                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before KIMLIN, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from             
          the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2, 20, 28 through 35,           













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