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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte WALTER J. GAFFIGAN __________ Appeal No. 1997-1525 Application No. 08/151,3521 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GARRIS, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This a decision on an appeal the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1 through 36 and 47 through 49 as amended subsequent to the final rejection. These are all of the claims remaining in the application. 1Application for patent filed November 12, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007