The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ERIC ANTHONY THOMAS ____________ Appeal No. 2001-0526 Application No. 08/960,236 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before FLEMING, BLANKENSHIP, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-10 and 13-15, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1 The Oral Hearing scheduled for July 10, 2002 was waived by appellants in a communication, received via facsimile, on June 3, 2002.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007