The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte PETER R. SMITH AND RICHARD ZANOTTI _____________ Appeal No. 2000-2006 Application No. 09/027,173 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before ABRAMS, 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 1 through 7 and 14, the only claims remaining in this application. Claims 8 through 13 and 15 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007