The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANDREW DEREK FLOCKHART, ROBERT DANIEL NALBONE, THOMAS S. FISHER, and EUGENE P. MATHEWS ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1678 Application No. 09/001,729 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRY, LEVY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, 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 5-10. We affirm-in-part.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007