The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RANDALL H. HELLAND, CHARLES W. GOMEZ, and WILLIAM D. RAMSDEN ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3485 Application No. 08/431,734 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and TIMM, 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 refusal to allow claims 1 through 30, all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007