Ex Parte ELLENBY 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                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN ELLENBY, THOMAS ELLENBY                     
                                and PETER ELLENBY                                
                                   ____________                                  
                               Appeal No. 1999-2075                              
                             Application No. 08/482,944                          
                                   ____________                                  
                                     ON BRIEF                                    
                                   ____________                                  
         Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent         
         Judges.                                                                 
         RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  


                                DECISION ON APPEAL                               
              This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of       
         claims 1-4, which are all of the claims pending in the present          
         application.  An amendment filed October 22, 1997 after final           
         rejection was approved for entry by the Examiner.                       
              The disclosed invention relates to a vision system computer        
         modeling apparatus in which an electronic imaging system is             
         combined with a computer aided design system and is in                  
         communication with position, attitude, and range measuring devices.     




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