The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID MCELVANEY _____________ Appeal No. 2001-1944 Application No. 08/734,857 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, DIXON and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 7. Representative claim 1 is reproduced below: 1. A digital network telephony device comprising: a telephone handset comprising a microphone and a speaker, said microphone being connected to at least two microphone wires and said speaker being connected to at least two speaker wires;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007