The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MATTHEW R. FEULNER __________ Appeal No. 2002-0538 Application 09/220,468 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Matthew R. Feulner appeals from the final rejection of claims 1 through 21, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to a gas turbine engine which is defined in representative claims 1 and 10 as follows: 1. A gas turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section enclosed in an engine case with an annular flow path extending axially therethrough, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007