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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JEFFREY S. BOONE _____________ Appeal No. 98-1945 Application 08/655,7361 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before COHEN, MEISTER and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 1 through 12 and 16 through 24, all of the claims remaining in the application, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. 1 Application for patent filed May 30, 1996. According to the appellant, the application is a “continuation” of provisional application 60/000,021, filed June 8, 1995, now abandoned. However, we believe it only appropriate to indicate that the present application is accorded benefit of the filing date of the specified provisional application; 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007