The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte DONALD D. GALLAGHER, RUSSELL B. JORGENSEN, ROBERT J. SERKOWSKI and JAMIE C. SU ______________ Appeal No. 2001-1926 Application 08/777,722 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 12 and 13. Representative claim 12 is reproduced below: 12. A wireless switching system for providing wireless service for a plurality of wireless handsets and the wireless switching system having a plurality of switch nodes with each of the plurality of switch nodes being connected to an individual set of a plurality of base stations, comprising: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007