The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN E. MAHN, SR. and JOHN E. MANN, JR. __________ Appeal No. 1997-3266 Application 08/374,960 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, PAK and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 10 and 12, and refusal to allow claims 13 and 14 as amended after final rejection. Claim 11, which is the only other claim remaining in the application, stands withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being directed toward a nonelected invention. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007