The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 43 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HYUNKOOK SHIN and SAM L. SAMUELS ____________ Appeal No. 1997-4336 Application No. 08/279,317 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, 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 20 through 22 and 24 through 28, which are all of the claims pending in the subject application.1 1In response to a new ground of rejection in the examiner’s answer, the appellants inserted a new claim (i.e.,Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007