The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte LOUIS R. MAZZOLA ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3350 Application No. 08/522,164 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CAROFF, WARREN, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-14. Subsequent to the final rejection, appellant elected to amend claim 1 and cancel claim 9. Accordingly, the claims before us are claims 1-8 and 10-14.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007