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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CHAO-PENG CHEN and TILAK V. BOMMARAJU ____________ Appeal No. 96-2797 Application No. 08/432,4741 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 through 5, 7, 8, 10, 16 through 18, 20, 21, and 23. Claim 6, 11 through 13, 15, and 22 have been withdrawn from further consideration as directed to a non-elected embodiment. 1Application for patent filed May 1, 1995.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007