The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ALLISON A. CARLETON, PAUL A. PETERSON, and WILLIAM C. SCHWARTZ ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2983 Application No. 08/481,230 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-12 and 14-18, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007