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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CHING-YUH TSAY and HUGH P. MC ADAMS ____________ Appeal No. 1997-0258 Application No. 08/251,0521 ____________ HEARD: November 2, 1999 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-12. Amendments after final rejection filed August 7, 1995, March 29, 1996, and July 12, 1996 were entered by the Examiner. As a result of these amendments, claims 5 and 11 have been canceled and the rejection of claim 6 has been 1Application for patent filed May 31, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007