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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JEFFREY H. HELMS and EDMUND J. BLAIS ____________ Appeal No. 96-1947 Application No. 08/161,6181 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, JOHN D. SMITH and WALTZ, 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 6 and 8. Claim 7 is the only other claim in this application and stands withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner (Answer, page 1). 1Application for patent filed December 6, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007