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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 64 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CAMPBELL H. STEKETEE, JR. _____________ Appeal No. 1997-4430 Application 08/421,4631 ______________ HEARD: January 10, 2000 _______________ Before COHEN, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 39 through 41 and 60 through 66. Claims 15 through 18 have been 1 Application for patent filed April 12, 1995. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application 08/010,522, filed January 25, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/808,305, filed December 16, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/180,904, filed April 13, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/076,973, filed July 28, 1987, now U.S. Patent No. 4,867,921, issued September 19, 1989, which is a continuation of Application 06/846,322, filed March 31, 1986, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007