The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MICHAEL D. ARMACOST, DAVID M. DOBUZINSKY, JOHN C. MALINOWSKI, HUNG Y. NG, RICHARD S. WISE, and CHIENFAN YU Appeal No. 2001-1133 Application No. 09/014,806 ON BRIEF Before WALTZ, LIEBERMAN and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claims 1 through 3, 5 through 10, 12, 13, and 15 through 18, which are all the claims pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007