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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DEAN HATFIELD and PAUL KIUNKE ____________ Appeal No. 96-0948 Application No. 08/262,4001 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before MEISTER, ABRAMS, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 2, 4-12, 14-18 and 22-25. Claims 19 and 21 have been allowed, and claims 3 and 13 have been 1Application for patent filed June 20, 1994. According to appellants, this is a continuation of Application No. 07/989,408, filed December 11, 1992, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007