The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHN C. FOURNIER, GERALD L. KELLY III, JOHN F. CRICHTON, and THOMAS J. BENEDETTO ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0546 Application No. 08/560,5071 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before MARTIN, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 7, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We reverse. 1Application for patent filed November 17, 1995. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007