The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GARRETT L. SCOTT and JAMES E. FENSTERMACHER ____________ Appeal No. 2002-2201 Application No. 09/699,539 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before OWENS, KRATZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 17-24. Claims 25-27, which are the only other claims pending in this application, stand withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner as drawn to a non-elected invention.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007