Ex Parte PAULSEN et al - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                        
             The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2)
             is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                   
                                                                                             Paper No. 11             
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
                                               __________________                                                     
                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
                                               __________________                                                     
                         Ex parte ROBERT C. PAULSEN, Jr. and MICHAEL J. MARTINO                                       
                                                                                                                     
                                               Appeal No. 2000-0810                                                   
                                              Application 08/699,4121                                                 
                                                                                                                     
                                                     ON BRIEF                                                         
                                                                                                                     
             Before LEE, GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                       
             LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        
                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                    This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection                  
             of appellants’ claims 1-20.                                                                              
                                      References relied on by the Examiner                                            
             Kucera et al.               4,773,009                   Sep. 20, 1988                                    
             (Kucera)                                                                                                 
             Ejiri                       5,182,708                   Jan. 26, 1993                                    





                    1      Application for patent filed August 19, 1996.  The real party in interest is International 
             Business Machines Corporation.                                                                           





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