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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte LAWRENCE O. BODDY ________________ Appeal No. 96-3022 Application 08/278,0121 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before MEISTER, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1 and 4 through 10. Claims 12 and 13, the only other claims pending in2 the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). 1Application for patent filed July 20, 1994. 2Claims 1, 4 and 10 have been amended subsequent to final rejection (see Paper No. 23). -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007