Appeal No. 1997-0961 Application No. 08/254,654 1 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KARL G. GOMES and VITO LIANTONIO _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0961 Application No. 08/254,654 _____________ ON BRIEF _____________ Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judges, COHEN and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL AND REMAND TO THE EXAMINER This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner=s final rejection of claims 2 through 11. No other claims are pending in the application. Appellants= invention relates to a control system for an adjustable, solenoid operated valve. On page 2 of the brief, appellants describe the invention as follows: The invention relates to a precision valve control for an hermeticallyPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007