The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GEORGE R. PAYNE ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1717 Application No. 09/089,153 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, LEVY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-9, which are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND Appellant's invention relates to a vehicle backup monitor and alarm system. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007