The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex Parte ROBERT J. MODAHL _______________ Appeal No. 1997-2099 Application 08/233,468 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WARREN, DELMENDO and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 Applicant appeals the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 through 20. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.1 1 The rejection of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, fourth paragraph and the rejection of claims 1 to 10, 17 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combination of Itoh and Adegoke has been withdrawn by the Examiner. (Examiner’s Answer, pages 6 and 8).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007