The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HENRY W. BABEL, MARK M. HASEGAWA, and STEVEN A. DANEMAN ____________ Appeal No. 1997-2977 Application No. 08/431,688 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 14 and 22 through 26, which are all the claims pending in the subject application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007