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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ALFRED F. HERBERMANN ____________ Appeal No. 97-2999 Application No. 08/338,7141 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before STAAB, McQUADE, 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 23 through 25, 33 and 35 through 40. 2 1Application for patent filed November 14, 1994. According to the appellant, the application is a continuation of Application No. 08/177,091, filed January 3, 1994, now U.S. Patent No. 5,383,738, which was a continuation of Application No. 07/840,420, filed February 24, 1992, now abandoned. 2Claims 23, 33 and 35 have 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