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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte FRANCIS GABRIEL and DAVID MEERMANS ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1991 Application No. 08/611,7251 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1, 3 to 10 and 12 to 23, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. These claims constitute all of the claims pending in this application. 1Application for patent filed March 6, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007