The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 45 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MICHAEL S. NEUBERGER and TERRENCE H. RABBITTS __________ Appeal No. 1999-1355 Application No. 08/469,7861 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges. SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 35 through 47, all the claims remaining in the application. 1 Application for patent filed June 6, 1995. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of application no. 08/185,440, filed January 24, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application no. 07/994,078, filed December 17, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application no. 07/489,207, filed March 6, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application no. 06/865,816, filed May 2, 1986, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007