The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte LOUIS G. ELLIS and ANDREW J. DUSBABEK ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0512 Application No. 08/701,979 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 11, 20, and 39. Claims 12 through 19, 21 through 38, and 40 through 44 stand withdrawn pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.142(b). These claims constitute all of the claims in the application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007