The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KENNETH R. ARCHIBALD and MELVIN L. SCOTT, JR. _____________ Appeal No. 1998-1289 Application 07/906,492 ______________ HEARD: NOVEMBER 16, 2000 _______________ Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Kenneth R. Archibald et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 24 through 26 and 28 through 41, all 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007