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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CHRISTINE A. RICH ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2383 Application No. 08/116,355 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 17, 19, 22, 28- 30, 32-48, 50, 51 and 56-58. Claims 49 and 24-26 stand allowed and claims 52-55 and 59 stand withdrawn from further consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being directed to a non-elected invention. No other claims remain pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007