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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT A. EKELAND and RANDAL M. HILL ____________ Appeal No. 96-1787 Application No. 08/372,4821 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CAROFF, GARRIS and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges. CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12, 14-15 and 17, all the claims pending in the involved application. The claims on appeal are directed to methods and associated compositions which involve entrapping a water- 1Application for patent filed January 13, 1995.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007