The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HENRY JOHN WEIR ____________ Appeal No. 2002-2047 Application No. 09/348,400 ____________ HEARD: April 8, 2003 ____________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-5, 22-24, 28-30, 54, 77-84, 90, 96, 113 and 114. Claims 6-21, 25-27, 31-53, 55-76, 85- 89, 91-95 and 97-112 have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention. We AFFIRM-IN-PART AND ENTER A NEW REJECTION UNDER 37 CFR 1.196(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007