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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ALAIN RIBIER and JEAN-THIERRY SIMMONET _____________ Appeal No. 1996-1783 Application 08/195,0251 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WARREN, WALTZ, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 20 through 38. Subsequent to the final rejection, appellants submitted two 1Application for patent filed February 14, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007