THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte E. PAUL SHANNON _____________ Appeal No. 96-0998 Application 08/180,2881 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and KRASS and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges. CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 1, 4, 5, and 7-18, constituting all the claims remaining in the application.2 We affirm. 1Application for patent filed January 12, 1994. 2Claims 2, 3, and 6 were canceled by amendment. Claim 19 was withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention. Office action dated December 2, 1994 (Paper No. 8) at 2, paragraph 2.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007