The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GIOVANNI BATTISTA BELTRANI _____________ Appeal No. 2000-0902 Application No. 08/804,466 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5 and 7-12, and from the examiner’s refusal to allow claim 17, added by an amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection. Claim 13, the only other claim currently pending in the application, has been indicated by the examiner as being allowable if rewritten in independent form.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007