Ex parte SWARTZ 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                      Ex parte JEROME SWARTZ, HOWARD M. SHEPARD,                      
                          ERIC F. BARKAN, MARK J. KRICHEVER,                          
                           BORIS METLITSKY, EDWARD BARKAN,                            
                               and ALEXANDER M. ADELSON                               
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-2467                                 
                              Application No. 08/353,682                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before BARRETT, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner’s final rejection  of claims 41-43, 45-46, 48-51,1                                             
          and 53, which are all of the claims pending in this                         
          application.                                                                


               1An amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection (Paper No. 21,   
          filed January 24, 1997) has been entered by the examiner (Paper No. 22, mailed
          August 5, 1997).                                                            





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