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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte VENU BANDA, FRANK R. CAMPAGNONI, MICHAEL H. CONNER, GEORGE P. COPELAND, MARC G. SMITH and ERIN E. SHEPLER __________ Appeal No. 1997-1208 Application 08/077,219 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20. An amendment after final rejection filed September 20, 1996, which canceled claims 3, 8, 13, and 18, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007