The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board. Paper No. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RICHARD H. JUNGMANN, KEN R. JORDAN and BERNHARD PALM ____________ Appeal No. 1998-1642 Application No. 08/541,894 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McQUADE, CRAWFORD, JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 24 through 28, 30, 32 through 35, 37, 39 and 41. Claims 1 through 23, 29, 36 and 38 have been canceled. Claims 31 and 40 are allowable if rewritten in independent form.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007