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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT W. FIORDALICE, STANLEY M. FILIPIAK, JOHNSON O. OLOWOLAFE, and HISAO KAWASAKI ________________ Appeal No. 1998-0178 Application No. 08/254,854 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 24 and 26-30, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007