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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte OLAN S. FRUCHEY, EDWARD G. ZEY and LARRY O. WHEELER _________ Appeal No. 96-2335 1 Application 08/213,375 _________ ON BRIEF _________ Before DOWNEY, METZ and HANLON, Administrative Patent Judges. DOWNEY, 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. Claims 9 through 14, pending in the application, stand withdrawn by the 1 Application for patent filed March 15, 1994. According to the appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/957,465, filed October 6, 1992, abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/608,106, filed November 1, 1990, abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007