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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES P. MASON ____________ Appeal No. 96-1790 Application No. 08/285,3751 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 12, which are the only claims in this application. According to appellant, the invention is directed to a thermoplastic molding composition containing as essential 1Application for patent filed August 3, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007