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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte WILLIAM R. DAVY ________________ Appeal No. 1997-3580 Application 08/400,002 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 5, 7, 12, 13 and 15- 17, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on August 9, 1996 and was entered by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007