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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte TERRY V. FRIESEN, JAMES J. HARRISON and WILLIAM R. RUHE, JR. ______________ Appeal No. 1997-0494 Application 08/275,860 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, METZ and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 3 and 4. Claims 5 through 9 are also of record and have been allowed by the examiner. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claims on appeal: 1. A lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a minor amount of a carbonated sulfurized metal alkyl phenate and - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007