The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DAVID J. MITCHELL and PETER Y. KELLY _____________ Appeal No. 1997-1069 Application No. 08/243,9591 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, HANLON, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, 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, all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follow: 1Application for patent filed April 28, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007