The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte ANN VERBEECK ________________ Appeal No. 1998-1732 Application 08/608,321 ________________ HEARD: MARCH 20, 2001 ________________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN, OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1-12 and 15-17 as amended after final rejection. These are all of the claims remaining in the application. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007