The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board. Paper No. 35 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte IRWIN B. WOOD and JAMES GUINLAN __________ Appeal No. 1997-2828 Application No. 08/087,548 __________ HEARD: February 6, 2001 __________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. MILLS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 4-6, 9-11 and 13-18, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007