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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte PATRIZIO VINCIARELLI and LOUIS A. BUFANO ____________ Appeal No. 98-0130 Application No. 08/631,793 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-12, 15-17, 19-24, and 42, which are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND 1 The Oral hearing scheduled for June 7, 2000 was waived by appellant in a document received by facsimile on June 5, 2000.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007