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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CARY L. BATES, JERRY A. BLADES, PAUL R. DAY, HARVEY G. KIEL, and JEFFREY M. RYAN _____________ Appeal No. 96-3059 Application 08/170,5691 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MARTIN, JERRY SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-17 which constitute 1Application for patent filed December 20, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007