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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte SCOTT B. BEIER and REX A. ADAMS ______________ Appeal No. 96-2178 Application 08/146,9011 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal and Opinion This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1 through 21.2 We have carefully considered the record before us, and based thereon, find that we cannot sustain any of the grounds of rejection of claims 1 through 7 and 12 through 17 under 35 U.S.C. 1Application for patent filed October 20, 1993. 2Amendment of August 22, 1994 (Paper No. 7). - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007