The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JAMES M. DODD and BRIAN K. LANGENDORF __________ Appeal No. 2001-2456 Application 09/198,130 __________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL __________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. PER CURIAM. On January 29, 2001, applicants filed a Notice of Appeal (Paper No. 17). On January 4, 2002, applicants filed a communication requesting communication requesting abandonment of this appeal in view of a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) (Paper No. 20) of the present application. 1Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007