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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PHILIP C. DUROCHER ____________ Appeal No. 98-2120 Application No. 08/607,9151 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before MEISTER, ABRAMS and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Philip C. Durocher (the appellant) appeals from the final rejection of claims 5-11, the only claims remaining in the application.2 1Application for patent filed February 28, 1996. 2Claim 9 has been amended subsequent to final rejection by an amendment filed July 14, 1997 (Paper No. 7), which amendment was deemed by the examiner to overcome the final (continued...)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007