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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SNEHAL M. SHAH __________ Appeal No. 1996-2731 Application 08/240,862 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SPIEGEL, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges. ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 3-6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 21-23, all the claims pending in the application. Claim 21 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007