The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JAY D. STRADINGER and MARK A. PONDELICK __________ Appeal No. 2002-0998 Application 09/296,139 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 14, 16 and 17, all of the claims remaining in this application. Claims 4 and 15 have been canceled. Appellants’ invention relates to a vacuum waste tank formed of thermoplastic material and used in a vacuum drainage system. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007