The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte WILLIAM F. PITTORE ________________ Appeal No. 1999-0590 Application 08/444,841 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, 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 1-42, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on March 5, 1998 and was entered by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007