Ex Parte ETZEL 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 22              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                     Ex parte MARK H. ETZEL, DAVID W. FAUCHER,                        
                         DANIEL N. HEER, DAVID P. MAHER and                           
                                   ROBERT J. RANCE                                    
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2000-1308                                  
                               Application 08/550,909                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before THOMAS, KRASS and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 18-29, which constitute             
          all the claims remaining in the application.  An amendment after            
          final rejection was filed on January 3, 2000 but was denied entry           
          by the examiner.                                                            
          The disclosed invention pertains to the field of                            
          transmitting protected material over communication channels.                
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