The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte F. GEORGE NJOROGE, BANCHA VIBULBHAN, and VIYYOOR M. GIRIJAVALLABHAN ___________ Appeal No. 2002-1438 Application No. 09/345,966 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1, 2, 6 through 12, and 16 through 21, all of the claims pending in this application. Representative Claim Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007