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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MARK S. RAMSEY and WILLIAM C. MORRIS, Jr. _____________ Appeal No. 97-4183 Application 08/424,1281 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MEISTER, ABRAMS and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Mark S. Ramsey and William C. Morris Jr. (the appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 9-14. Claims 16 and 17, the only other claims remaining in the application, stand 1 Application for patent filed April 19, 1995. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 08/087,667, filed July 6, 1993, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007