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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHN R. NEWTON, and JEFFREY W. STRONG _____________ Appeal No. 2000-0505 Application 08/856,743 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PATE, STAAB, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. PATE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1, 3 through 7 and 10 as amended after final rejection. Claims 11 through 15 stand withdrawn from consideration, and claims 2, 8 and 9 have been canceled. Thus, the appealed claims are the only claims remaining in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007