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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MEAD C. KILLION __________ Appeal No. 96-0548 Application 08/161,6911 ___________ HEARD: January 14, 1999 ___________ Before URYNOWICZ, KRASS, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges. CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 39- 58, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. Claim 39 reads as follows: 39. A hearing aid comprising: Application for patent filed December 3, 1993. According to appellant, the1 application is a continuation of Application 08/033,943, filed February 16, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/416,703, filed October 3, 1989, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007