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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 48 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte IAN H. COATES, ALEXANDER W. OXFORD, PETER C. NORTH, THOMAS MILLER, ANTHONY D. BAXTER and KEVIN I. HAMMOND ____________ Appeal No. 1996-2321 Application No. 08/137,228 ____________ HEARD: March 21, 2000 ____________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 2, 6, 8 through 10 and 12 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated Feb. 13, 1995, Paper No. 33, entered as per the advisory Action dated Mar. 2, 1995, Paper No. 35, and the amendment accompanying the Brief dated May 15, 1995, Paper No.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007