Ex parte PALMER 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                 publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                  Ex parte DARRELL D. PALMER,                                                                           
                                                          A. DAVID ERPELDING,                                                                           
                                                              OSCAR J. RUIZ,                                                                            
                                                                        and                                                                             
                                                              SURYA PATTANAIK                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-2585                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/643,935                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KRASS, HECKER, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                       
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection  of all the pending claims 1, 2, 4 to1                                                                                           
                 6, 8 to 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21 to 23, 25 to 28, 34, 35, 37, 38                                                                         
                 and 40.   Claims 29 to 33 are non-elected, and the remaining                                                                           


                          1There was an amendment after the final rejection (paper                                                                      
                 no. 20) which was entered by the Examiner (paper no. 21).                                                                              





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