The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ROBERT H. EKLUND, ROBERT H. HAVEMANN, and LEO STROTH _____________ Appeal No. 1998-0077 Application No. 08/247,910 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 21-27, 29-40, 43 and 44, all of the claims pending in the present application. Claims 1-20, 28, 41 and 42 have been 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007