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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CHRISTOPHER W. BROWN and JAMES J. ALBERTS _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3930 Application 08/394,596 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before FLEMING, LALL, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 5, all of the claims pending in the present application. The invention relates to a fiber optic sensor for detecting and characterizing petroleum products. On pages 3 and 4 of 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007