Ex Parte BENAYON 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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 27              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                            Ex parte JAY WILLIAM BENAYON                              
                               and BRIAN WARD THOMSON                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2002-0759                                  
                               Application 09/088,747                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     __________                                       

          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and DIXON, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 13, 15 through 17 and 20 through 22.  In an Amendment               
          After Final (paper number 24), claims 1, 8, 11, 15 and 21 were              
          amended.  As a result of the amendment, and the filing of the               
          last brief (paper number 25), the examiner has limited the appeal           
          to claims 11 through 13, 15, 16, 21 and 22.                                 

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