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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT F. WILKINS, DAVID B. BEFFA-NEGRINI and DAVID M. HALL ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2847 Application No. 08/521,8731 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before STAAB, NASE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 12, 14 to 16, 27, 29, 38 and 40 to 42. Claims 3 to 11, 13, 17 to 26, 28, 30 to 37, 39 and 43 to 61 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. 1Application for patent filed August 31, 1995.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007