The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte BORIS E. MAKUTONIN, FRANK G. OLIVERIO and MATTHEW J. ZDINAK __________ Appeal No. 2002-1058 Application 09/228,856 ___________ HEARD: January 21, 2003 ___________ Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Boris E. Makutonin et al. originally took this appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 21 and 24 through 36. As the appellants have since canceled claim 15,1 the appeal now involves claims 1 through 14, 16 through 21 and 24 through 36, all of the claims presently pending in the application. 1 The appellants have also since amended claim 1.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007