Ex parte WATTS et al. - Page 1




                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today        
                  (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and         
                        (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                 
                                                          Paper No. 27             

                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                  _____________                                    
                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                  _____________                                    
                   Ex parte LAVAUGHN F. WATTS, JR, GARY VERDUN,                    
                      RANDALL E. JUENGER and THOMAS R GRIMM                        
                                  _____________                                    
                               Appeal No. 1998-3403                                
                            Application No. 08/336,342                             
                                  ______________                                   
                                     ON BRIEF                                      
                                 _______________                                   

         Before URYNOWICZ, JERRY SMITH and FLEMING, Administrative                 
         Patent Judges                                                             
         URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   


                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                 

              This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 2-5, 7-13,         
         17 and 19.                                                                
              The invention pertains to a computer docking system.  Claim 3        
         is illustrative and reads as follows:                                     
              3.  A computer docking system, comprising:                           

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