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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RUSSELL A. BILLINGS, DANA H. BROWN, EARL A. CUNNINGHAM, RICHARD GREENBERG and HAL H. OTTESEN __________ Appeal No. 1996-3078 Application 08/184,4171 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 29, which constitute all of the pending claims in the application before us. BACKGROUND 1Application for patent filed January 21, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007