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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MARK B. DUFF _____________ Appeal No.1998-0073 Application 08/273,813 ______________ HEARD: MARCH 9, 2000 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, 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 9, 11, 12, 15 through 17, and 21 through 25. Claims 10, 13, 14, 18 through 20, and 26 have been allowed by the Examiner. An amendment after final rejection was filed August 29, 1996, canceling claims 21 through 23 and amending claims 1 through 3 and 25 which was entered by the Examiner as 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007