The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SUNG Y. CHO, THOMAS A. CROWELL, BRUCE D. GITTER, PHILIP A. HIPSKIND, J. JEFFRY HOWBERT, JOSEPH H. KRUSHINSKI JR., KAREN L. LOBB, BRIAN S. MUEHL, and JAMES A. NIXON __________ Appeal No. 2001-2646 Application No. 08/463,951 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. GRIMES, 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 7-10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 28-42, 49-59, 61, 62, 64, and 65, all of the claims remaining. Claims 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 are also pending;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007