The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MARTIN P. NALLY _____________ Appeal No. 2000-1284 Application 08/576,730 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-3 and 7-12, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. In response to appellant’s appeal brief, the examiner has indicated that claim 8 now contains allowable subject matter. Therefore, this appeal is directed to the rejection of claims 1-3, 7 and 9-12.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007