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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LINNES M. WALDREP
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Appeal No. 1998-0093
Application No. 08/459,3011
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and MARTIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the September
25, 1996, final Office action in which the examiner (a)
rejected claims 1, 3 and 5-7 under the second paragraph of 35
U.S.C. § 112, (b) rejected claims 1, 6, and 7 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 for obviousness over Huie et al. (Huie) in view of
Moffat et al. (Moffat), (c) rejected claims 2 and 3 under
§ 103 for obviousness over Huie, Moffat, and Alden, and (d)
1Application for patent filed June 5, 1995.
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