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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte LYNN FRANCHAK ____________ Appeal No. 98-1456 Application No. 08/294,9581 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1, 3, 6 and 8 through 11, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. These claims constitute all of the claims pending in this application.2 1Application for patent filed August 24, 1994. 2While the examiner has approved entry of the amendment after final rejection filed on September 8, 1997, we note that this amendment has not been clerically entered.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007