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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte RICHARD L. KRONENTHAL, ARTHUR A. GERTZMAN and DOUGLAS R. VALENTINE ________________ Appeal No. 97-0774 Application 08/121,5251 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and ABRAMS and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 18, 26, 29 and 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The only other claims still pending in the application have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention. 1 Application for patent filed September 16, 1993. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007