The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MICHAEL L. VAZQUEZ, RICHARD A. MUELLER, JOHN J. TALLEY, DANIEL P. GETMAN, GARY A. DECRESCENZO, JOHN N. FRESKOS, ROBERT M. HEINTZ and DEBORAH E. BERTENSHAW __________ Appeal No. 2001-0598 Application No. 08/451,090 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-6, 8-10, 12, 13, 24, 26 and 28. Claims 7, 11 and 14-23, the only remaining pending claims in this application, are indicated as allowed over the prior art of record. See Brief, page 2.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007