THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________________ Ex parte JOHANNES H. WESSELS __________________ Appeal No. 97-3672 Application 08/515,3121 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and LEE, 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 1-14. Claims 15-18 have been objected to by the examiner as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form. No claim has been allowed. References relied on by the Examiner 1. Shackle Patent 5,412,287 May 2, 1995 1 Application for patent filed August 15, 1995.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007