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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DENNIS M. PRYOR, MICHAEL CHALLIS, and IAN P. ATKINS ____________ Appeal No. 1997-2216 Application No. 08/392,661 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL and ORDER This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 13, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We vacate the rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103. We also enter a new ground of rejection with regard to claims 1 through 6, 8, and 12 pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007