The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MARY A. ALVIN ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0551 Application No. 08/636,431 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before TIMM, DELMENDO, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1-9, as amended by the after final amendment filed, according to the certificate of mailing, November 14, 1997. Claims 1-9 are the only claims pending in this application.1 1This amendment was entered as per the Advisory Action mailed November 28, 1997.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007