The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JEFFREY M. ABRAMSON, HATHAM AKKARY, ANDREW F. GLEW, GLENN J. HINTON, KRIS G. KONIGSFELD, and PAUL D. MADLAND _____________ Appeal No. 1999-2398 Application No. 08/825,427 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 5, 7 through 11, 13 through 28, 30 through 34, 36 through 46 and 48 through 68. After submission of the brief (paper number 27), the examiner indicated (answer, page 25)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007