The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FAZLE ALI, JIANG HSIEH, ROBERT F. SENZIG, STEVEN C. DAVIS, and SHAWN P. FAESSLER _____________ Appeal No. 2002-0565 Application No. 08/979,279 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 21. In an Amendment After Final (paper number 12) claims 2, 4, 5, 6, 12 through 15 and 18 were amended.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007