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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 41 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHN F. BRANHAM and JOHN TCHENG _____________ Appeal No. 96-2780 Application 08/162,3621 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before LYDDANE, MCQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 2-15 and 17. Claims 1 and 16 have been cancelled. THE INVENTION Appellants invention is a support frame for a vehicle 1Application for patent filed November 5, 1993. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/366,529, filed June 15, 1989. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007