The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARK EDWARD MCCONNELL, MICHAEL FRANK FRYAUF, DECLAN CONNOLLY and GERALD S. SZCZECH ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1213 Application No. 09/293,019 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, 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 38, all of the claims pending in this application. Appellants' invention relates to an apparatus and process for manufacturing toothbrushes. As noted on page 5 of the specificationPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007