The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MATTHEW D. MOTTIER, MIKE M. ALBERT and JOSHUA P. KIEM __________ Appeal No. 1998-2729 Application 08/220,851 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before BARRETT, HECKER and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 19 through 24, 26 through 31 and 33 through 38, all claims pending in this application. 1 1 Both the Appellants (brief-page 2) and the Examiner (continued...) 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007