The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JEROME SWARTZ, HOWARD M. SHEPARD, ERIC F. BARKAN, MARK J. KRICHEVER, BORIS METLITSKY, EDWARD BARKAN, and ALEXANDER M. ADELSON ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2467 Application No. 08/353,682 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 41-43, 45-46, 48-51,1 and 53, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1An amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection (Paper No. 21, filed January 24, 1997) has been entered by the examiner (Paper No. 22, mailed August 5, 1997).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007