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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL W. GILPATRICK ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2551 Application No. 08/787,624 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before NASE, CRAWFORD, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 32, 33, 43, 44, 47 and 48. Claims 34 to 38, which are the only other claims pending in this application, have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007