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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DAVID R. FUNK and STEVEN C. GEVAERT __________ Appeal No. 1998-0357 Application 08/258,4291 ___________ HEARD: October 6, 1999 ___________ Before PATE, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL David R. Funk et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 6 through 21, 24 through 31 and 33 through 55, all of the claims pending in the application. We affirm-in- 2 part. 1 Application for patent filed June 10, 1994. 2Claim 13 has been amended subsequent to final rejection. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007