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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN C. BEER, MARK T. BOWMAN, GEORGIA A. GIBSON, JOHN LOVGREN, MARIANNE P. RADDING, and JULIETA K. YAMAKAWA _____________ Appeal No. 97-2538 Application 08/280,9071 _____________ ON BRIEF _____________ Before HAIRSTON, LEE and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. LEE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-10 and 12-21. No claim has been allowed. References relied on by the Examiner Bloomfield et al. (Bloomfield ‘911) 5,384,911 Jan. 24, 1995 Application for patent filed July 27, 1994.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007