. 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte GEORGE V. DARAVINGAS, TIMOTHY C. HEITKE and DEAN F. FUNK _____________ Appeal No. 97-0219 Application No. 08/254,457 ______________ HEARD: February 24, 2000 _______________ Before WINTERS, JOHN D. SMITH and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 6, 8 through 15, 17 through 26, 28 and 29, which are the only claims remaining in the application. A copy of claims 1 and 22 , which are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, is appended to this decision.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007