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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte THOMAS E. HALL, JOHN J. McDONALD and KEVIN RUPLEY ____________ Appeal No. 98-1264 Application No. 08/489,2721 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1-8, 11-15 and 17-20, which constitute all of the claims remaining of record in the application. However, the examiner has since indicated that claim 4 contains 1Application for patent filed June 9, 1995.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007