THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MARVIN B. DAVIS and KENT MURPHY ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1924 Application No. 08/486,545 ____________ HEARD: March 22, 2000 ____________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HAIRSTON and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection (Paper No. 11, mailed December 12, 1996) of claims 1 and 21 to 27, which are all of the claims pending in this application.1 1While the examiner in the Advisory Action of February 13, 1997 (Paper No. 14) has approved entry of the amendment to claims 1 and 27 (Paper No. 13, filed January 24, 1997) (continued...)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007