The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RONALD R. SPERCEL and ROBERT J. SPERZEL __________ Appeal No. 2000-1161 Application No. 09/318,354 __________ HEARD: Mar. 5, 2002 __________ Before FLEMING, LALL, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. LALL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-13, 15, 16, and 21- 38. Claims 14 and 17-20 have been canceled. Claim 39 is also 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007