The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN P. BARBER __________ Appeal No. 1999-2852 Application 08/681,898 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before STAAB, McQUADE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 32 through 43. Claims 1 through 31 have been withdrawn from consideration. The appellant’s invention relates to a magnetic 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007