Ex Parte MASI 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 43           

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                Ex parte FRANCESCO MASI, LIA BARAZZONI, SERGIO MASINI,                
                           CESARE FERRERO and ANGELO MOALLI                           
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-2451                                 
                              Application No. 08/317,826                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before PAK, WARREN, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. ' 134 from the         
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-10, 13-16, 26-35, and          
          48-53.1  Claims 1-17, 26-35, and 48-53 are pending in this                  
          application.  Claims 18-25 and 36-47 have been canceled.  Claims 3,         
          11, and 12 have been allowed.  Claim 17 has being withdrawn from            
          consideration.                                                              



          1   We note that the examiner indicates that minor errors exist in appellants’
          copy of the claims. (answer, page 2).                                       





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