The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte THOMAS J. KOCIS _____________ Appeal No. 1998-3364 Application No. 08/347,990 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 2 through 23, all the claims pending in the present application. Claim 1 has been canceled. The invention relates to devices with a noncontact sensor 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007