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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 W. WAYNE FREED ____________ Appeal No. 1997-2071 Application No. 08/336,5291 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 16, 18 through 29, 43 and 44, which are the only claims remaining in this application. 1Application for patent filed November 9, 1994. According to appellant, the application is a continuation of Application No. 08/112,431, filed August 26, 1993, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007