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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte FERDINAND C. HAASE and DEAN E. CRESS _____________ Appeal No. 94-2279 Application 07/687,8191 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and WEIMAR, Administrative Patent Judges. WILLIAM SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 through 22. Claims 23 through 73 are pending but have been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner. Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows: 1Application for patent filed April 19, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007