The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 45 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ROBERT L. JENKINS, GEORGE F. WILKINS, MICHAEL J. NOONE, NORMAN M. ROBINSON and ROBERT E. OGLESBY __________ Appeal No. 1997-0449 Application 08/380,244 ___________ HEARD: February 7, 2000 ___________ Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-14, all the claims currently pending in the present application. By way of background, this is the second appeal of claims 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007