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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte TEDDY J. HIRSCH and DON L. IVEY ________________ Appeal No. 1999-1037 Application 08/804,284 ________________ HEARD: FEBRUARY 22, 2000 ________________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 15. Claims 20-22, the only other claims remaining in the application, have been allowed. An amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection on April 24, 1998 has been entered. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007