The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte KARALEE BROWN LEBLANC and WAYNE ELMO VICKNAIR ________________ Appeal No. 2001-2254 Application 08/951,937 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-16, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on September 2, 1999 and was entered by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007