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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 A. HALL, EDWARD T. SHEERAN, JR. and MICHAEL S. SULLIVAN _____________ Appeal No. 96-2608 Application 08/068,4981 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge and FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 4, 5, 8 and 11, and from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 2 and 7 as amended subsequent to the Application for patent filed May 27, 1993.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007