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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOSEPH J. HARDING and RICHARD O. RATZEL __________ Appeal No. 1999-2095 Application 08/475,624 ___________ HEARD: April 19, 2000 ___________ Before CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge, MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge and PATE, Administrative Patent Judge. MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 7 through 18 and 25 through 29. The only other claims still pending in the application have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non- elected invention. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007