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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte EARL E. HOYT ____________ Appeal No. 96-1596 Application No. 08/106,4891 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4 through 11 and 13 through 17, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART. 1Application for patent filed August 13, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007