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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte ROBERT L. ARRIS, FRED O. STEPHENS, CHARLES L. HUNTER, and JONATHAN D. BASSETT ________________ Appeal No. 1998-2501 Application No. 08/534,149 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KRASS, HECKER, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claim 15. The examiner indicated in the answer that claims 16 through 18 are now considered to be directed to allowable subject matter. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007