The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES D. PARKER ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2989 Application No. 08/566,987 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, 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 1-21, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART and enter a new ground of rejection under 37 CFR § 1.196(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007