The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANTHONY J. FALOTICO, BRUCE R. CONLEY, LOUIS R. MAZZOLA, and HERMAN L. MARDER ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3389 Application No. 08/449,956 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CAROFF, WARREN, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of claims 1-11, all the claims pending in appellants' application. Similar claims are under appeal in related applications 08/436,182 (Appeal No. 97-3332) and 08/522,164 (Appeal No. 97-3350).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007