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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte THOMAS H. BAUM, PAUL B. COMITA and FRANKLIN M. SCHELLENBERG ________________ Appeal No. 96-0294 Application 08/168,5691 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before METZ, GARRIS and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. METZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1 through 9, all the claims in this application. Application for patent filed December 16, 1993.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007