The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ANGELO BEDESCHI, WALTER CABRI, ILARIA CANDIANI, and FRANCO ZARINI __________ Appeal No. 1999-1146 Application 08/284,129 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and ADAMS Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicants requested that an oral hearing be scheduled in this application (Paper No. 23 received October 15, 1997). On reflection, however, we have decided that a hearing is not necessary, and we shall decide this appeal on the record presented. See 37 CFR § 1.194(c). This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1, 3 through 6, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, and 24. Claims 17, 20, and 23, which are the only otherPage: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007