The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT G. HILLIS and ERIC C. RASMUSSEN ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2375 Application No. 08/892,822 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FLEMING, LALL, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 6, 11 and 15-18, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007