The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ARNOLD B. FINESTONE and GILBERT BLOCH ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2317 Application No. 08/327,601 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 3 through 6, 8 and 10 through 12 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated Feb. 24, 1997, Paper No. 10, entered as per the Advisory Action dated Mar. 21, 1997, Paper No. 11). Claims 1, 3-6, 8 and 10-12 are the only claims remaining in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007