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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT S. RING ____________ Appeal No. 96-3968 Application No. 08/117,6691 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before LYDDANE, 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 through 26, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART and enter a new ground of rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b). 1Application for patent filed September 8, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007