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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHN A. NIX, ROBERT A. WILKS, RICHARD E. KUGLER and LEONARD E. HENRY, JR. ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3142 Application No. 08/323,660 ____________ HEARD: April 7, 2000 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 5, 6, 10, 12 through 15, 23 and 24. In an Amendment After Final (paper number 12), claims 1 and 6 were amended, and claims 23 and 24 were canceled. The amendment had the effectPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007