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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DAVID A. FREITAS _____________ Appeal No. 97-3451 Application 08/325,8321 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges. LEE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-14 and 17-28. Claims 15 and 16 have been canceled. No claim has been allowed. References relied on by the Examiner Garuts Patent No. 4,719,447 January 12, 1988 Cheung et al. Patent No. 5,442,498 August 15, 1995 Application for patent filed October 19, 1994.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007