Ex Parte PAPAKIPOS et al - Page 1




                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                          
                            The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for                  
                            publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                   
                                                                                                 Paper No.  21            
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
                                                  __________________                                                      
                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
                                                  __________________                                                      
                                         Ex parte MATTHEW N.  PAPAKIPOS,                                                  
                                             CARROLL PHILIP GOSSETT,                                                      
                                    CHRISTIAN PAPPAS, HENRY P.  MORETON,                                                  
                                            and ROBERT J.  WILLIAMSON                                                     
                                                                                                                         
                                                  Appeal No. 2002-1491                                                    
                                                 Application 08/845,5261                                                  
                                                                                                                         
                                                       ON BRIEF                                                           
                                                                                                                         
              Before LEE, LANE  and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
              LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                           
                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                     This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of                  
              appellant’s claims 1, 2, 6-9, 12-16 and 18-25.  No claim has been allowed.  Claims 3-5, 10, 11              
              and 17 have been cancelled.                                                                                 
                                         References relied on by the Examiner                                             
              Oha                                        5,202,670                    April 13, 1993                      
              Luken, Jr.  (“Luken”)                      5,278,948                    January 11, 1994                    


                     1      Application for patent filed April 25, 1997.                                                  





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