Ex Parte RING - Page 2





                                                                                                Interference 105,022                    
                                                                                                          Page No. 2                    
                      Both parties have requested that the 105,021 and 105,022 interferences be consolidated                            
              into a single interference. The Board concurs. A single consolidated interference will provide an                         
              efficient and just determination on the underlying question of priority of invention between the                          
              two real parties in interest. Thus, to better resolve the issues presented in Interference Nos.                           
              105,021 and 105,022, these interferences are terminated without prejudice and merged into a new                           
              (redeclared) Interference No. 105,048.                                                                                    

              It is:                                                                                                                    
                      ORDERED that Interference No. 105,022 is terminated without prejudice to Greene,                                  
              U.S. Application No. 09/158,899 and Ring, U.S. Patent No. 6,054,561.                                                      
                      FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this final decision shall be placed and given a                                    
              paper number in the file of Greene, U.S. Application No. 09/158,899 and Ring, U.S. Patent No.                             
              6,054,561.                                                                                                                



                                                              Michael P. emey                                                           
                                                              Adpajjýý Patent Judge                                                     
























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