The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KIRK HAYS and WAYNE D. SMITH ____________ Appeal No. 1998-1512 Application No. 07/993,783 ____________ 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 3 and 17. We affirm-in-part.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007