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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte JOHN M. KNIFFIN, RON McCAULEY, RALPH H. WELLS, III, JOHN W. SHERMAN and WAYNE F. LARSON ________________ Appeal No. 96-1657 Application 07/819,3451 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. LALL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 47. The invention relates to secure entry systems and 1Application for patent filed January 9, 1992. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007