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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL G. HUGHES and WILLIAM A. ROUSSEAU _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3819 Application No. 08/278,1531 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KRASS, FLEMING and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 10. The invention relates to a system which can scan and 1Application for patent filed July 21, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007