The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 10 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DANIEL M. MAKOWIECKI, JOHN A. KERNS, CRAIG S. ALFORD and MARK A. MCKERNAN _____________ Appeal No. 1998-2207 Application 08/627,162 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, PAK, and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-12, 31, and 32. The only other claims remaining in the application, which are claims 13-19, have been indicated by the examiner as being allowable.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007