The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES A. TRUC ____________ Appeal No. 1997-2965 Application No. 08/534,110 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1 through 6, 8 through 11, 13 through 22, 25, and 27, as amended (Paper No. 7) subsequent to the final rejection (Paper No. 5). These claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application. 1The oral hearing scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2001 was waived by appellant (Paper No. 14).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007