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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DEEPAK MAHULIKAR, PAUL R. HOFFMAN and JEFFREY S. BRADEN ____________ Appeal No. 1996-0060 Application No. 08/033,5961 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, LALL and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 13 and 15 through 36. In an Amendment After Final (paper number 15), claims 1, 21, 23, 25, 28 through 30, 32, 34 and 35 were amended, and claims 20, 22, 27, 31 and 33 were canceled. 1Application for patent filed March 19, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007