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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte WILLIAM H. VERMEER, ROBERT W. DAMSTETTER and WILLIAM E. RYAN IV _____________ Appeal No. 97-2480 Application 08/296,1221 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, COHEN and ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claim 14, a new claim entered into the application subsequent to the final rejection. This claim is the sole Application for patent filed August 25, 1994.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007