The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DAVID L. BOWERS, ROBERT J. BROWN, ROYCE CHAFFIN, DONNIE R. HAMMOCK and GERALD P. MCDERMOTT ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0055 Application No. 08/703,545 ____________ HEARD: AUGUST 14, 2001 ____________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 16-23 and 25-44, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE AND REMAND TO THE EXAMINER.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007