The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHN T. GEOGHEGAN AND LONG S. WANG ____________ Appeal No. 1997-4434 Application No. 08/189,053 ____________ HEARD: January 9, 2001 ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, PAK, and WALTZ, 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, 3 through 6, 8, 13 through 15 and 17 which are all of the claims pending in the application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007