The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOSEPH A. ABOAF, EDWARD V. DENISON, JULES D. FRIEDMAN, and VINCENT N. KAHWATY ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0261 Application No. 08/438,319 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, 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 1-8, all the claims in the application. We affirm-in-part.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007