The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL A. GIALLOURAKIS __________ Appeal No. 2002-1224 Application No. 09/266,927 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GARRIS, PAK, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-6, 8-11, 13-20, 22-24 and 26-28. Claims 7, 12, 21 and 25 stand objected to by the examiner as depending from a rejected claim but otherwise allowable. Claims 29-43 stand withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner as being directed to a 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007