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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KURT M. CONOVER ____________ Appeal No. 1997-2151 Application No. 08/221,959 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 14, 28-31 1 and 33-41 , which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM. Claims 32 and 42 have been objected to by the examiner as allowable if written in independent1 form.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007