THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No.16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JEFFREY S. HASTINGS _____________ Appeal No. 2001-1469 Application 09/001,284 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-11 and 13-18, which constitute all the claims in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus for storing medical images. A particular feature of the invention is that a storage device is automatically selected based on patient diagnostic information. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007