The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte CHRISTOPHER D. BARTLETT, MICHAEL LAYCOCK and PETER B. LEADBEATER __________ Appeal No. 1998-2416 Application 08/586,807 ___________ HEARD: February 8, 2001 ___________ Before MCQUADE, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Christopher D. Bartlett et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 through 12, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 26. Claims 23 through 25 and 27 through 35, the only1 other claims pending in the application, stand allowed. 1Appealed claims 6 and 7 have been amended subsequent to final rejection. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007