The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte PETER A. FRANKLIN, ARTHUR G. MERRYMAN, RAJESH S. PATEL, and THOMAS A. WASSICK ____________ Appeal No. 2000-2143 Application No. 08/743,405 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before NASE, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 5 and claims 16 to 20, which are all of the claims pending in this application. Claims 6 to 15 have been canceled.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007