The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte IRENE T. SPITSBERG, WILLIAM S. WALTSON and JON C. SCHAEFFER __________ Appeal No. 2002-0190 Application 09/149,018 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before GARRIS, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-12 and 17-20. Claims 13-16, which are all of the other claims in the application, stand allowed. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007