The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GOPALAN RAMAN and CHARLES R. STEINMETZ ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1773 Application No. 08/732,864 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, 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 1-11, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1 The Oral Hearing scheduled for November 7, 2001 was waived by appellants in a communication received, via facsimile, on October 3, 2001.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007