Ex Parte SKULINA 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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19             

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                   
                                                   ____________                                                       

                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
                                                    ____________                                                      
                              Ex parte KENNETH M. SKULINA, RICHARD M. BIONTA,                                         
                                 DANIEL M. MAKOWIECKI and CRAIG S. ALFORD                                             
                                                    ____________                                                      
                                                Appeal No. 1999-1873                                                  
                                              Application No. 08/762,572                                              
                                                    ____________                                                      
                                                      ON BRIEF                                                        
                                                    ____________                                                      
             Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
             NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       



                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                    This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 13, 15 to 19,                  
             21, 22 and 24 to 32, as amended subsequent to the final rejection.1                                      


                    We REVERSE and REMAND.                                                                            


                    1 While the examiner has approved entry of the amendment after final rejection (Paper No. 9, filed
             June 9, 1998), we note that this amendment has not been clerically entered.                              





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