Ex parte FINLAY 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                                       publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                 
                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                               
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                Ex parte DAVID A. FINLAY SR., PATRICK J. MURPHY                                         
                                              and THOMAS N. PACKARD                                                     
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                                                 Appeal No. 1999-2207                                                   
                                               Application No. 08/967,152                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 7-11, 13                
              and 14,  which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                         


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                        













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