The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RONALD X-ARROYO, WILLIAM E. BURKY and JODY BERN JOYNER __________ Appeal No. 2001-2638 Application 09/201,214 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-9 and 21-30, which constituted all the claims in the application. First and second amendments after final rejection were filed on January 15, 2001 and February 7, 2001 respectively. Neither of these amendments was entered by the examiner. A third amendment after final rejection was filed on February 22, 2001 and was entered by 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007