The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte BRANT P. BRAEGES and DAVID A. RICH __________ Appeal No. 2000-1517 Application 08/850,470 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before MCQUADE, NASE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Brant P. Braeges et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 7, all of the claims pending in the application.1 THE INVENTION 1Claim 1 has been amended subsequent to final rejection. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007