Paper No. 17 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte JAMES H. KING, WAYNE F. BULTEMEIER and JAMES L. ROUSSEY ______________ Appeal No. 1997-3121 Application 07/987,048 _______________ HEARD: MARCH 9, 2000 _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-15, which constituted all the claims in the application. A first amendment after final rejection was filed on June 29, 1996 but was denied entry by the examiner. A second amendment after final rejection was filed on August 29, 1996 and was entered by the examiner. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007