The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte WILLIAM PRESLEY MULLINS ____________ Appeal No. 2002-2107 Application No. 09/160,085 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 13 and 27. Claims 14 to 26, the other claims pending in this application, have been allowed. We AFFIRM-IN-PART. 1 On January 15, 2003, the appellant filed a waiver of request for oral hearing (Paper No. 24).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007