The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RICHARD L. LONG, JR. and DONALD E. BARBER _____________ Appeal No. 1998-2642 Application No. 08/697,339 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WARREN, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 12, 14, 15, 17 through 20, 22, 23, 30 and 31 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated Oct. 13, 1997, Paper No. 12, entered as per the Advisory Action dated Oct. 16, 1997, Paper No. 13). These are the only claims remaining in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007