Ex Parte DESAI et al - Page 1



        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        written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 UMESH C. DESAI                                
                                         and                                          
                                 ANTHONY C. PALERMO                                   
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2001-1762                                  
                             Application No. 09/226,903                               
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before OWENS, DELMENDO, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                  
          (2002) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through              
          11 and 14 in the above-identified application.  Claim 15, which             
          is the only other pending claim, has been withdrawn from further            
          consideration pursuant to a restriction requirement.  See 37 CFR            
          § 1.142(b) (1959).                                                          
               The subject matter on appeal relates to epoxy resin-                   





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