The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte SUNHAS D. BHANDARKAR, DAVID W. JOHNSON, JR., JOHN B. MACCHESNEY, and THOMAS E. STOCKERT _____________ Appeal No. 1999-2158 Application No. 08/971,460 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WARREN, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 2 and 5 through 11 as amended subsequent to the Final Rejection (see the amendment dated Sep. 22, 1998, Paper No. 15, entered as perPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007