The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOSEPH HUMMEL _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0144 Application No. 08/424,223 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15 through 18, 25, 26, 35 and 36. Claims 4, 7 through 10, 13, 14, 19 through 24 and 27 through 34, all of the other claims remaining in this application, stand withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being directed to non-elected species. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007