The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte VICTOR GIRARDI, MICHAEL KELLEY, PAUL A. KOVLAKAS and ALLEN L. KRAMER ________________ Appeal No. 2002-2204 Application 09/187,897 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-37, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after the examiner’s answer was filed on but has not been entered by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007