The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GORDON T. DAVIS, EDWARD E. HARBOUR, PAUL LEPPERT, LAURENCE V. MARKS, ANDRE B. MINN, and BRYAN S. STEVENS ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1697 Application No. 08/550,270 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, 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 1-25, which are all of the claims pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007