The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES A. MAHOOD ____________ Appeal No. 1996-3799 Application No. 08/252,511 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 12, which are all of the claims pending in the subject application. Claims 1 and 12 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and are reproduced below:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007