Ex parte CARLETON et al. - Page 1




                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for       
                                   publication and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                      
                                                                                          Paper No. 28             
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                           Ex parte ALLISON A. CARLETON, PAUL A. PETERSON, and                                     
                                             WILLIAM C. SCHWARTZ                                                   
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                                               Appeal No. 1998-2983                                                
                                             Application No. 08/481,230                                            
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                      
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             Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                      
             DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                   



                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   

                    This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-12 and            
             14-18, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                       


                    We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                             













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