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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JULIO F. RODRIGUES and KENNETH R. DUMONT _____________ Appeal No. 98-3293 Application 08/650,4171 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CALVERT, COHEN and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1 through 6, 8 and 9 as amended subsequent to the final rejection in a paper filed November 10, 1997 (Paper No. 6). Claim 10, the only other claim remaining in the application, stands allowed. Claims 7, 11 and 12 have been 1Application for patent filed May 20, 1996. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007