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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte PAUL KLOCEK ______________ Appeal No. 96-0175 Application 07/977,3881 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal and Opinion This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claims 1 through 27 as amended subsequent to the final rejection. Claims 28 through 33, also of2 record, stand withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b). We have carefully considered the record before us, and based thereon, find that we cannot sustain the ground of rejection of claims 25 through 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, 1Application for patent filed November 17, 1992. According to appellants, this application is a continuation-in-part of application 07/748,602, filed August 22, 1991, now abandoned. 2Amendment of March 31, 1994 (Paper No. 5). - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007