The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte ALFRED LELL ________________ Appeal No. 2001-0726 Application 09/272,969 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, DIXON and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 15-18. Claims 1-14 stand withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007