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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte EUGENE A. SWAIN, STANLEY J. PIETRZYKOWSKI, JR. MARK C. PETROPOULOS and ALAN D. SMITH _____________ Appeal No. 97-1494 Application 08/395,2141 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 9, 10, 14 and 19 as amended subsequent to the final rejection in a paper filed May 22, 1996 (Paper No. 7). Claims 15 through 18 stand allowed. Application for patent filed February 27, 1995.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007