The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte THOMAS M. MATVIYA AND RICHARD A. HAYDEN ________________ Appeal No. 1997-1536 Application 08/342,8171 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before METZ, LIEBERMAN and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. METZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1 through 11, all the claims remaining in this application. THE INVENTION Application for patent filed November 21, 1994.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007