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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES W. SHIEK, SR. ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0266 Application No. 08/290,6781 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 3, 6, 7, 9 to 13 and 18 to 20, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1Application for patent filed August 15, 1994. According to the appellant, the application is a continuation of Application No. 08/023,300, filed February 26, 1993, now abandoned, which was a continuation of Application No. 07/728,742, filed July 12, 1991, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007