The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RONALD S. JOYCE, CARL H. POPPE, and PAUL H. TUMA _____________ Appeal No. 1998-1090 Application No. 08/534,965 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 4-14, the only claims remaining in the application. Claims 1-3 have been canceled. An amendment after final rejection filed September 29, 1997, concurrently with the Appeal Brief, was approved for entry by the Examiner. The claimed invention relates to a pressure switchPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007