The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte FERNANDO FISCHBACH and ROSS I. STILLWAGON ____________ Appeal No. 2000-0289 Application No. 08/753,542 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before ABRAMS, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 8 to 16. Claims 1 to 7 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. No claim has been canceled. We AFFIRM-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007