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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS J. GRETZ and THOMAS S. STARK ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0432 Application No. 08/681,0701 ____________ HEARD: October 7, 1999 ____________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 4, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE. 1Application for patent filed July 22, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007