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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SHARON R. HEWINS __________ Appeal No. 1996-2158 Application 08/100,260 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before KIMLIN, ELLIS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 8 through 11. Claims 1 through 6 have been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). Claim 7 has been canceled. Claim 9 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007