The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL L. RANCOUR, MARK E. TROUTMAN, and ALBERT L. TERVALON III ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0206 Application No. 08/550,514 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of Claims 1-16, all the claims in the application. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007