The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TED G. LAUTZENHEISER, THOMAS K. AUSTIN, and THOMAS R. PETERS ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1007 Application No. 08/937,025 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 7, 24, 31, 39, and 45. Claims 2-6, 8-14, 25-30, 40-44 and 46 and have been objected to by the examiner as being allowable if rewritten in independent form. Claims 15-23 and 32- 38 have been indicated by the examiner as allowable. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007