The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte EUGENE ESTINTO _____________ Appeal No. 2000-1461 Application No. 08/716,905 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-7, all of the pending claims. The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for determining performance characteristics of satellite transponders. More particularly, the measurements of the 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007