Ex Parte Button et al - Page 1




           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           written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22            

                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                  
                                 _____________                                 
                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                      
                               AND INTERFERENCES                               
                                 _____________                                 
              Ex parte DONALD C. BURTON, NILANG DALWADI, RICK DOLCE,           
                        JOHN PRETE, AL BOZZI, NICK PINI,                       
                        EMILIO COFRANCESCO, JEFF REILLY,                       
                        JOE SPAGUA and J. MICHAEL WEAVER                       
                                 _____________                                 
                              Appeal No. 2003-0587                             
                           Application No. 09/533,514                          
                                ______________                                 
                                   ON BRIEF                                    
                                _______________                                

         Before COHEN, FRANKFORT and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges       
         FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                               

                              DECISION ON APPEAL                               


         This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                
         rejection of claims 23 through 31, 37 through 41, 45 and 46.          
         Claims 20 through 22 and 32 through 35, the only other claims         
         remaining in the application, have been withdrawn from                





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