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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CHENGJIU, WU, MICHAEL J. MCFARLAND and KARL W. BEESON _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0704 Application 08/324,855 ______________ ON BRIEF/HEARD: MARCH 6, 2000 _______________ Before GARRIS, OWENS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 35, 37 through 48 and 51 through 54 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated Jan. 4, 1996, Paper No. 15, entered as per the Advisory Action dated Jan. 23, 1996, Paper No. 16, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007