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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PATRICK A. LAFFERTY __________ Appeal No. 97-3144 Application No. 08/372,3901 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, COHEN, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 2 through 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 18 through 24. No other claims are pending in the application. 1 Application for patent filed January 13, 1995. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007