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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte KEITH E. OLSON, THOMAS R. OAKES, DANIEL N. TALLMAN and WILLIAM G. MIZUNO ______________ Appeal No. 1997-0545 Application 08/224,063 _______________ HEARD: June 5, 2000 _______________ Before PAK, WARREN and TIMM, 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 92 through 102 and 104 through 113 and refusing to allow claim 103 as amended subsequent to the final rejection. Claim 92 is illustrative of the claims on appeal:1 92. A process for manufacturing an improved solid cast alkaline composition, said process comprising the steps of: 1 We have reproduced claim 92 as it stands of record in the amendment of January 17, 1995 (Paper No. 25; page 2) wherein it includes the phrase “a alkali metal.” - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007