The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SANJEEV MADAN, JAMES R. JASENAK, and DAVID L. FAIR _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0956 Application No. 08/313,488 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, PAK, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 12, 14 through 20 and 22, which are all of the claims pending in the application. Claim 1 was amended subsequent to the final 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007