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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN NELLA, JOSEPH W. AUSTIN, and PETER M. LIVINGSTON __________ Appeal No. 1998-2753 Application 08/740,8871 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1-3 and 5-7, which constitute all of the claims remaining of record in the application. 1Application for patent filed November 4, 1996. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007