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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MARTIN V. SCHNEIDER and CUONG TRAN _____________ Appeal No. 1998-1545 Application No. 08/698,169 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-13, 20-30 and 39- 41. Claims 14-19, 31-38, 44 and 45 have been canceled. Claim 42 has been indicated as allowable. While claim 43 still appears to be pending in the application, neither the examiner nor appellant mentions it in either the answer or the brief, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007