The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte THOMAS P. COOPER, MICHAEL J. HILL, DENNIS R. KONRAD, and THOMAS L. NOWATZKI ____________ Appeal No. 2001-2296 Application No. 09/001,138 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, 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 1-31, which are all the claims remaining in the application. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007