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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GEORGE K. AUSTIN and STEPHEN N. WEILER ____________ Appeal No. 97-1439 Application No. 08/417,9811 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6 through 13 and 15. Claim 14 2 has been allowed. Claim 5 has been canceled. 1Application for patent filed April 6, 1995. 2Claim 15 has been amended subsequent to the final rejection.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007