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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ANTHONY F. AKINS ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3719 Application No. 08/559,156 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before McQUADE, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1, 3 and 8 to 12, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. These claims constitute all of the claims pending in this application. 1On January 18, 2000, the appellant waived the oral hearing (see Paper No. 16) scheduled for February 23, 2000.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007