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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DOUGLAS J. DAWLEY and JAMES B. VROTACOE _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0231 Application No. 08/472,354 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 7. Claims 4 and 8 through 27, the only other claims remaining in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007