The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RAMACHANDRAN S. RANGANATHAN, RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, PETER C. RATSEP, RAJESH SHUKLA, MICHAEL F. TWEEDLE and XUN ZHANG __________ Appeal No. 1999-1155 Application No. 08/241,2531 __________ HEARD: June 14, 2001 __________ Before WINTERS, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1 Application for patent filed May 11, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007