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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DEAN P. SCHUMACHER ____________ Appeal No. 99-0629 Application No. 08/778,0591 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before NASE, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 17 through 27. Claims 1 through 13, 15 and 16, the only other claims still pending in this 1Application filed November 1, 1996, for reissue of U.S. Patent No. 5,359,985 (Application No. 08/027,623, filed March 8, 1993). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007