The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte LEE F. NIKKEL and EUGENE H. SCHMIDT _____________ Appeal No. 1999-1718 Application 08/786,742 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before ABRAMS, McQUADE and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Lee F. Nikkel et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 9, 11 through 14, 16 through 19 and 21, all of the claims pending in the application. We reverse. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007