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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RICHARD A. COMROE, ROBERT W. FURTAW ARUN SOBTI and JOHN E. MAJOR __________ Appeal No. 96-1386 Application 08/030,9371 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL As originally filed, this patent application contained 19 claims. Claims 15 and 16 were allowed in in the examiner’s rejection (Paper No. 8) dated May 25, 1994. Claims 13 and 14 were canceled by appellant in a § 116 amendment (Paper no. 13½) Application for patent filed March 12, 1993.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007