The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte EDWARD C. PROSSER, ROBERT R. ROEDIGER and WILLIAM J. SCHMIDT __________ Appeal No. 1999-0004 Application 08/593,309 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, 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 1-34, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on November 20, 1997 and was entered by the examiner. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007