The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte EUGENE C. FISCHER, DALE A. SOWELL, JOHN P. WEHRLE, and ALBERT G. HOLDER ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0639 Application No. 09/372,602 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KRATZ, TIMM, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 1-6, 9-21, 23-28, and 34-41, which are all the claims currently pending. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007