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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DAVID J. ST. CLAIR _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0282 Application 08/423,438 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claim 16. Claims 17 and 18, the remaining claims in this application, stand withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being drawn to a non-elected invention. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007