The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte STEPHEN F. MCJONES, JOSEPH U. TLEIMAT, and J. WILLIAM JONES _____________ Appeal No. 2000-1280 Application No. 09/110,785 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CALVERT, McQUADE, and JENNIFER BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to 20, all the claims in the application. The claims on appeal are drawn to a reinforced tube joint (claims 1 to 9), and a method for fabricating such a joint 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007