The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JAMES F. BELCHER, HOWARD R. BERATAN, and PAUL O. JOHNSON __________ Appeal No. 1998-1667 Application No. 08/224,211 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 3. The remaining claims pending in this application are claims 4 through 9 and 11. Claim 11 stands allowed by the examiner 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007