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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHN T. COMPTON _____________ Appeal No. 96-3102 Application 08/322,9711 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MEISTER, FRANKFORT and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL John T. Compton (the appellant) appeals from the final rejection of claims 1-3 and 5-12. Claim 13, the only other 2 claim remaining in the application, stands allowed. 1 Application for patent filed October 13, 1994. According to appellant, the application is a continuation of Application 07/968,952, filed October 29, 1992, now abandoned. 2 Claims 1, 6, 10 and 12 have been amended subsequent to final rejection. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007