The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RICHARD WILLIAM SEYMOUR ____________ Appeal No. 2000-1555 Application No. 08/922,929 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, KRASS and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3-7, 9-25 and 27, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse and enter a new ground of rejection under 37 CFR § 1.196(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007