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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte A. STEVEN PATTERSON ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2001 Application No. 08/408,688 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 31-49, which constitute all of the1 1An amendment to claim 48 was entered after the final rejection, as a result of which the examiner withdrew rejections of claims 48 and 49 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, and 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007