The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte ALFRED A. NORCOTT, JR. and STEPHEN C. STALLINGS Appeal No. 1998-2870 Application 08/429,9541 HEARD: August 15, 2001 Before KRASS, BARRETT, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-31. We affirm-in-part. 1 Application for patent filed April 27, 1995, entitled "Telephone Accessory Communications Device." - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007