Paper No. 24 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte SYED V. AHAMED and VICTOR B. LAWRENCE ______________ Appeal No. 96-1492 Application 07/666,1621 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before URYNOWICZ, THOMAS and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 17-36. Claims 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15 and 16 have been Application for patent filed March 7, 1991.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007