The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RICHARD B. HOLTZ, MICHAEL J. MCCULLOCH, STEPHEN J. GARGER, RICHARD K. TEAGUE and HARRIET F. PHILLIPS __________ Appeal No. 1996-3550 Application 08/218,1651 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SPIEGEL and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges. SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 through 37, all the claims in the application. 1Application for patent filed March 25, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007