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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte STEN BERNTSEN _____________ Appeal No. 1996-2012 Application 08/146,0251 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CAROFF, HANLON and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of claims 7-15. Subsequent to the final rejection, appellant canceled claims 7 and 10 while adding new claims 16-17. Accordingly, the claims before us on appeal are claims 8-9 and 1Application for patent filed November 08, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007