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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KEVIN J. McLAUGHLIN BEN L. DECKER and MARK M. CHAVEZ _____________ Appeal No. 94-3243 Application 07/974,5601 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Kevin J. McLaughlin et al. (appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 3, which are all the claims remaining in the application. The subject matter on appeal is directed to a process for preparing a stabilized alumina. The critical aspect of the process lies in admixing a particular stabilizer with an aqueous 1Application for patent filed November 12, 1992. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007