The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROSCOE BEELER ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1968 Application No. 09/574,922 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow claim 45, which was substituted for finally rejected claims 15 through 32, 35 and 36 in a paper filed January 29, 2002 by FAX (note the examiner's answer, page 2). Claims 1 through 38 have been canceled. Claims 39 through 44 submitted in an amendment after final (Paper No. 6), were refused entry by the examiner (See advisory action, Paper No. 7).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007