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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 49 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte UBALDO VALLAURI and FRANCESCO PORTAS __________ Appeal No. 1996-3350 Application 08/187,114 ___________ HEARD: April 17, 2000 ___________ Before PAK, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 5, 6 and 12 through 20, which are the only claims remaining in this application. According to appellants, the invention is directed to an 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007