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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RANDY M. MANNING and THOMAS R. FAWCETT, JR. __________ Appeal No. 1998-0159 Application 08/410,029 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 9, all claims pending in this application. The invention relates to a two piece fiber optic ferrule. In particular, with respect to Figure 1, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007