Ex Parte PORTOGHESE 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                               publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                       

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                               
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                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                          Ex parte PHILIP S. PORTOGHESE and SANDRA L. OLMSTED                                         
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                                               Appeal No. 1998-1489                                                   
                                               Application 08/449,224                                                 
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                         
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             Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and ROBINSON, Administrative Patent Judges.                            
             WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    
                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                    This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision finally rejecting claims 1                     
             through 9 and 22, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.                              


                                           REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS                                                      
                    Claims 1 and 22, which are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, read as                  
             follows:                                                                                                 









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