The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte J. SUNDAR RAJAN and VINCENT J. MAKO _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3650 Application No. 08/206,658 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, WARREN, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 31 through 44, 46 and 47, which are all the claims pending in the above-identified application. APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER Claim 31 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007