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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte GARY L. JOHNSTON, JAMES W. ZEHNDER II, WILLIAM C. KRUCKEMEYER and MICHAEL L. OLIVER ________________ Appeal No. 96-3156 Application 08/304,3331 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 4-12, all the claims pending in the application. Two amendments have been filed subsequent to the final rejection. The first (Paper No. 15), submitted February 22, 1996, has not been entered, while the second (Paper No. 24), submitted November 1Application for patent filed September 12, 1994. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007