The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte LARRY D. KINSMAN, TIMOTHY J. ALLEN, and JERRY M. BROOKS ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2570 Application No. 08/923,218 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KRASS, DIXON, and GROSS, 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, 3, 4, 6-10, 31-34, and 36-40. Claims 18-30 and 48-70 are withdrawn from consideration as drawn to a non-elected invention. Claims 2, 5, 11-17, 35 and 41-47 have been canceled. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007