The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte KENNETH F. BUECHLER __________ Appeal No. 2002-0019 Application No. 08/517,949 __________ ON BRIEF1 __________ Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. ADAMS, 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 3-27, which are all the claims pending in the application. 1 Appellants waived (Paper No. 38) their request for oral hearing. Accordingly, we considered this appeal on Brief.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007