The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEPHEN G. LAUBE and MICHAEL CURTIN ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0466 Application No. 09/456,273 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before OWENS, LIEBERMAN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claims 1 through 41 and 47 through 53, as amended subsequent to the final rejection, which are all the claims pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007