The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte GUNTER G. FUSS and VLADIMIR YAMPOLSKY __________ Appeal No. 2002-1803 Application 09/288,775 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Gunter G. Fuss et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 25. Claims 26 through 28, the only other claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). THE INVENTION The subject matter on appeal relates to “the packaging of loose fill packing materials in bags for use as cushions in 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007