The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ROBERT F. BAUGH, LISA M. LIM, JULIE S. JOHNSTON, and JOHN G. RIVERA __________ Appeal No. 2000-1906 Application 09/063,338 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL An oral hearing in this case was scheduled for November 27, 2001. Upon reviewing the case, however, we have determined that an oral hearing will not be necessary and we render the following decision based on the record. This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 -66. Claims 1, 17, 29, 41, and 53 are representative and read as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007