Paper No. 17 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM J. MCLERNON, III ______________ Appeal No. 1996-2645 Application 08/229,9101 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges, and MCKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. 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 10, all the claims pending in the application. 1Application for patent filed April 19, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007