The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOSEPH PACZONAY ____________ Appeal No. 2001-0846 Application No. 08/797,960 ____________ 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 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 29 to 33 and 35 to 37. Claim 38 has been allowed. Claims 19, 22, 27 and 281 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. Claims 1 to 14, 16, 20, 25, 26 and 34 have been canceled. 1Claim 15 was amended subsequent to the final rejection.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007