The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte SUDHIR MADAN _____________ Appeal No. 1999-1631 Application 08/733,5861 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MARTIN, GROSS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, and 4-15, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C. §§ 112 and 102. We affirm-in-part and reverse-in-part. A. The invention 1Application for patent filed October 18, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007