The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MARTIN KERBER _____________ Appeal No. 1999-2576 Application 08/836,9601 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MARTIN, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3. Claim 4 has been canceled and claims 5 and 6 have been withdrawn as directed to a nonelected invention. We reverse. 1Application for patent filed May 22, 1997.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007