Ex Parte BOLL 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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 49              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                      Ex parte DAVID J. BOLL, KENNETH A. LOWE,                        
                     WILLIAM T. McCARVILL and MICHAEL R. McCLOY                       
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2002-0963                                  
                               Application 08/122,344                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, HANLON, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          HANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from             
          the final rejection of claims 1 through 11 and 14 through 32, all           
          of the claims pending in the application.  A decision was                   
          previously entered by this panel in the instant application.  See           
          Decision on Appeal No. 95-1806 entered on July 29, 1998 (Paper              
          No. 25).  In that decision, the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 11 and 14 through 21 was affirmed.  However, since our              

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