The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DOUGLAS N. MASHBURN _____________ Appeal No. 1998-1068 Application No. 08/472,8331 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges. TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 19 and 29-34. We reverse the examiner’s rejection. 1Application for patent filed on June 7, 1995. According to appellant, this application is a divisional application of U.S. Application Serial No. 08/278,212 which was filed on July 21, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007