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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SHARAM HEKMATPOUR, DAVID A. HODSON and DAVID J. MANN __________ Appeal No. 96-0538 Application 08/126,4501 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 7 through 11, 13 through 16, 18 and 20. Inasmuch as the application was filed without a claim 7, only claims 1 through 4, 8 1Application for patent filed September 24, 1993. According to the appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/773,372, filed October 7, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007