Ex Parte DEVINS 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                                publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32                        
                                                                                                                        
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
                                                   _____________                                                         
                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
                                                   _____________                                                         
                              Ex parte ROBERT J. DEVINS and PAUL M. SCHANELY                                             
                                                   _____________                                                         
                                                Appeal No. 2004-1558                                                     
                                              Application No. 09/283,386                                                 
                                                   ______________                                                        
                                              HEARD: February 22, 2005                                                   
                                                  _______________                                                        
              Before KRASS, GROSS and NAPPI,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
              KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        

                     This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, and                 
              13-25.  Claims 4, 8, and 12 have been indicated by the examiner as being directed to                       
              allowable subject matter and are not on appeal before us.                                                  







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