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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CHRISTER JAN MATTSSON, CARL M.E. SVAHN and MICHAEL P. WEBER ____________ Appeal No. 1996-1009 Application No. 07/949,551 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GRON, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner finally rejecting claims 16 and 18 and refusing to allow claims 15 and 17 as amended subsequent to the final rejection. 1 1The amendment filed November 8, 1994 (Paper No. 10), amending claims 15, 17, 19 and 21, was entered by the examiner in the advisory action mailed November 17, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007