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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT R. R. RODITE ____________ Appeal No. 1997-1382 Application No. 08/478,1721 ____________ ON BRIEF2 ____________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner 's final rejection of claims 1-9, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE. Application for patent filed June 7, 1995. According to appellant, this application is divisional1 application of serial number 08/076,504, filed June 14, 1993, which is a continuation-in-part of serial number 07/732,014, filed July 18, 1991. The oral hearing was waived in a letter filed October 11, 1999.2Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007