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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KENNETH S. HOFFMAN __________ Appeal No. 98-0059 Application 08/540,5481 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1-5 and 7-10, which at that point 1Application for patent filed October 6, 1995. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007