The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DENNIS E. SMAGAC _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0615 Application No. 08/786,974 ______________ HEARD: October 26, 2000 _______________ Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 10 and 12 through 16. Claim 11, the only other claim in the application, stands withdrawn from 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007