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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte PATRICK J. ALLEN, TRACEY E. BECKMAN JOHN M. BLEVINS, LOUIS J. VILTRO and WILLIAM R. VINNAGE __________ Appeal No. 97-2597 Application 08/176,0561 ___________ HEARD: July 16, 1999 ___________ Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 29-32. Claims 14-28, the only other claims remaining in the application, have been withdrawn from further 1Application for patent filed January 3, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007