The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LAVAUGHN F. WATTS, JR., KEVIN D. DAVIS, ROBERT E. TONSING, TOM GRIMM, LARRY MITCHAM, ROBERT MOORE, and GARY VERDUN _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3423 Application 08/336,1341 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-10 and 12-28, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e). We affirm-in- part. 1Application for patent filed November 8, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007