The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MICHAEL YANG and PATRICK BOURGHELLE ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1692 Application No. 09/116,338 ____________ HEARD : May 8, 2002 ____________ Before GARRIS, JEFFREY T. SMITH and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 to 8, all of the claims present in the application. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007