Paper No. 11 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte J. EVAN JOHNSON, KURT BAUMAN and DAVID L. SMITH ______________ Appeal No. 98-0409 Application 08/420,4801 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CALVERT, MEISTER and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL J. Evan Johnson, Kurt Bauman and David L. Smith (the appellants) appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5, 7, 9-11 and 14-19, the only claims remaining in the application. 1Application for patent filed April 12, 1995. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007