The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT E. TOUHSAENT ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0203 Application No. 08/399,384 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 16 through 18, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. 1 1The amendment dated Oct. 27, 1997, Paper No. 14, was entered as per the Advisory Action dated Nov. 18, 1997, Paper No. 15. The amendment filed concurrently with the Brief, dated Jan. 20, 1998, Paper No. 18, has been entered by the examiner although this entry is not confirmed in the record (see the Answer).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007