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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte BRENT A. FAIRBANKS __________ Appeal No. 1996-4089 Application 08/227,2931 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KRASS, BARRETT, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiners’ final rejection of claims 17, 18, and 20 to 26, which constitute all of the pending claims in the application before us on appeal. Claims 1 to 16 and 19 have been canceled. Application for patent filed April 13, 1994. According to appellant, the application is a continuation of1 Application 07/968,593, filed October 29, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007