Paper No. 28 THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte THOMAS S. PILCHOWSKI ______________ Appeal No. 98-0584 Application 08/238,9481 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MEISTER, ABRAMS and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Thomas S. Pilochowski (the appellant) appeals from the final rejection of claims 1-39, the only claims present in the application. 2 1Application for patent filed May 6, 1994. 2Claims 4 and 39 have been amended subsequent to final 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007