Ex parte MOTTIER 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                     not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                                                                                                       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. 26                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
                                                                                __________                                                                                             
                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
                                                                                __________                                                                                             
                                             Ex parte MATTHEW D. MOTTIER, MIKE M. ALBERT                                                                                               
                                                                        and JOSHUA P. KIEM                                                                                             
                                                                                __________                                                                                             
                                                                     Appeal No. 1998-2729                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/220,851                                                                                              
                                                                               ___________                                                                                             
                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
                                                                               ___________                                                                                             
                     Before BARRETT, HECKER and DIXON, Administrative Patent                                                                                                           
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                     This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                                                            
                     from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 19 through 24, 26                                                                                                         
                     through 31 and 33 through 38, all claims pending in this                                                                                                          
                     application.              1                                                                                                                                       


                                1 Both the Appellants (brief-page 2) and the Examiner                                                                                                  
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