The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte BERNARD BEER and JOSEPH W. EPSTEIN __________ Appeal No. 1997-1849 Application 08/414,180 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 28 through 45 and 47 through 50. Claims 51 and 52, which are the only other claims remaining in the application, stand allowed. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007