The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN E. SIMS, DAVID J. COSMAN, STEPHEN D. LUPTON, BRUCE A. MOSLEY, and STEVEN K. DOWER __________ Appeal No. 1999-1430 Application No. 08/441,893 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before, WILLIAM F. SMITH, ADAMS, and MILLS Administrative Patent Judges. ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 16 and 23-25, which are all the claims pending in the application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007