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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte EAMONN HOBBS and WILLIAM APPLING ____________ Appeal No. 96-3203 Application No. 08/081,9841 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Adminstrative Judge, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 21 through 31, 33 and 34 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). The only other claims still pending in the 1Application for patent filed June 23, 1993. According to appellants, this application is a continuation-in-part of Application 08/004,635 filed January 12, 1993, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/846,142 filed March 5, 1992, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007