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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CHAKKA SUDHAKAR, FRANK DOLFINGER, JR., and MAX R. CESAR ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3632 Application No. 08/248,565 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before OWENS, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 2-4, 16 and 17, which are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND Appellants' invention relates to a catalytic method of hydrotreating hydrocarbons to remove nitrogen and sulfur therefrom. Appellants indicate (brief, page 4) that dependentPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007