The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN K. THOTTATHIL, IVAN D. TRIFUNOVICH, DAVID J. KUCERA, and WEN-SEN LI ___________ Appeal No. 1999-0462 Application No. 08/440,291 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 8, 10 through 16, 18, and 24 through 31, which are all of the claims remaining in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007