The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GREGORY J. PHILLIPS, REBECCA A. DEPORTE, JEFFREY A. NORWINE, and PENNY B. JOINES ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1862 Application No. 09/102,044 ____________ HEARD : September 19, 2002 ____________ Before BARRETT, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 53-56, 58, 60-62, 64-75, 77, 79-82, 84, 86-88, 90-100, 103, and 104. Claims 1-52, 57, 59, 63, 76, 78, 83, 85, 89, 101, and 102 have been canceled. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007