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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte GILBERT Y. CHAN and KENNETH G. PRESTON ________________ Appeal No. 97-1703 Application 08/382,4321 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before McQUADE, NASE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 9 through 12, all of the claims pending in the application. 1Application for patent filed February 2, 1995. According to appellants, the application is a division of Application 08/048,575, filed April 15, 1993, now U.S. Patent No. 5,414,555, issued May 9, 1995, which is a continuation of Application 07/820,010, filed January 13, 1992, now abandoned. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007