The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN E. CRONIN and ANTHONY K. STAMPER __________ Appeal No. 2002-0508 Application No. 09/225,116 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before PAK, DELMENDO, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 7, 10, 11, 13 through 19, and 23 (final Office action mailed Feb. 1, 2001, paper 17) in the above-identified application. Claims 8, 9, and 20 through 22, which are the only other pending claims, stand withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) (1959).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007