The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MICHAEL A. FETTERMAN GLENN J. HINTON ROBERT W. MARTELL and DAVID B. PAPWORTH __________ Appeal No. 1999-0498 Application 08/532,225 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and LALL, 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 1-10, 12, 13 and 29- 36, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on June 16, 1997 and was entered by the examiner. The disclosed invention pertains to a method and 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007