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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte SCOTT S. DUESTERHOEFT, JAMES W. ROBERTSON, AND FRANCIS J. SHAY ________________ Appeal No. 1997-3403 Application 08/032,889 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. LALL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 15. 1 1An amendment after the final rejection was filed [paper no. 9], however, its entry in the record was not approved [paper no. 10].Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007