The opinion in support of the decision entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RAYMOND ROBERT HORTON, ISMAIL CEVDET NOYAN, MICHAEL JON PALMER and WILLIAM EDWARD PENCE IV ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1771 Application No. 09/205,782 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 22, 23, 26 and 28-35, all the claims currently pending in the application. The amendment filed on April 21, 2000 (Paper No. 14) subsequent to the most recent final rejection has not been entered.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007