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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GERALD L. BAUER and WILLIAM VES CHILDS ____________ Appeal No. 1996-2809 Application No. 08/399,961 ____________ HEARD: January 24, 2000 ____________ Before GARRIS, PAK, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 20 which are all of the claims pending in the application. Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows: 1. An electrochemical cell for the production of fluorine, comprising: (1) a cell housing;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007