Paper No. 43 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte PATRICK G. JOHNSTON, CARMEN J. ALLEGRA, BRUCE A. CHABNER and CHI-MING LIANG ______________ Appeal No. 1996-1815 Application 07/690,8411 _______________ HEARD: December 6, 1999 _______________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and ROBINSON, Administrative Patent Judges. WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 through 8, 10, 11 and 14 through 23, all the claims pending in the application. 1 Application for patent filed April 24, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007