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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHN R. VIG and RAYMOND L. FILLER _____________ Appeal No. 98-0174 Application 08/545,1621 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KRASS, TORCZON and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 16 , all of the claims in the application.2 1 Application for patent filed October 19, 1995. 2 While the appendix to the brief shows claims 1 through 13 and 15 through 17, claim 15 was renumbered as claim 14 in accordance with 37 CFR 1.126, which resulted in claim 16 becoming new claim 15 and claim 17 becoming new claim 16. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007