THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte FRANCIS P. DALY and DANIEL OSTGARD __________ Appeal No. 1997-0183 Application 08/206,623 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HANLON, OWENS, 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 1 through 18. Claims 19 through 27, the only other claims pending in this application, stand withdrawn from consideration as directed to a nonelected invention (Brief, page 2). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007