Ex Parte Anderson 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          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                  Ex parte GERALD D. ANDERSON, MICHAEL W. MATTICE,                    
             JOHN M. KHOURY, THOMAS M. DROUILLARD, KERMIT G. ROWE, III,               
                      DAVID I. FRETWELL and ALISTAIR B. LOVATT                        
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2004-1021                                  
                             Application No. 09/707,450                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before STAAB, MCQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Gerald D. Anderson et al. appeal from the final rejection              
          (Paper No. 20) of claims 3, 4, 13, 14 and 20 through 26.  Claims            
          5 through 11 and 15 through 19, the only other claims pending in            
          the application, stand withdrawn from consideration.                        










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