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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOSEPH J. ESTWANIK ____________ Appeal No. 98-1242 Application No. 08/498,8841 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1-15, which constitute all of the 1Application for patent filed July 6, 1995. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application No. 29/023,620 filed May 27, 1994, now U.S. Design Patent No. D367,731 issued March 5, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007