Ex Parte HILL 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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte GREGORY S. HILL,                                
                                  JEFFERY L. HILL,                                    
                                        and                                           
                                   ROBERT J. BRETL                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1999-0956                                  
                             Application No. 08/584,084                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    
          Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 28-53.  Claims 54-61, the only other claims currently                
          pending in the application, have been withdrawn from further                
          consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not being readable           
          on the elected invention.                                                   
               Appellants’ invention pertains to an apparatus for folding a           
          card carrier form along preweakened fold lines.  Independent                




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