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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KEA BARDEEN ____________ Appeal No. 1996-1291 Application No. 08/182,4091 ____________ HEARD: November 4, 1999 ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 6-13, 15, 17, 20, 21 and 32. Claims 16 and 22 through 31 stand withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as drawn to a non-elected invention. 1Application for patent filed January 14, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007