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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DONALD S. RICH ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1751 Application No. 08/814,2991 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, NASE and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1 to 4 and 30, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. Claims 24 to 29, the other claims pending in this application, have been allowed. 1Application for patent filed March 10, 1997.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007