The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ROBERT L. DOW __________ Appeal No. 1997-1856 Application 08/142,284 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 4, which are all of the claims in the application. Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, is attached as an appendix to this opinion. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007