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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KENNETH B. HIGGINS and THOMAS E. AUSTIN ____________ Appeal No. 96-0596 Application No. 08/069,887 1 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before METZ, PAK, and WALTZ , Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4 through 6, 8 through 11, 13 through 15, 17 through 23, 25 and 27 (answer, 1Application for patent filed June 1, 1993. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/660,296, filed February 22, 1991, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007