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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte DAVID J. SHIPPY and DAVID B. SHULER ________________ Appeal No. 1998-1802 Application 08/245,786 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-20, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on March 27, 1997 but was denied entry by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007