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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DANIEL G. STEARNS, STEPHEN P. VERNON, NATALE M. CEGLIO, and ANDREW W. HAWRYLUK ____________ Appeal No. 97-1627 Application No. 08/202,9911 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-19. We reverse. BACKGROUND 1The application, entitled “Giant Magnetoresistive Sensor,” was filed February 28, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007