The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte JUAN NOGUERA-RODRIGUEZ and GORAN RUNE Appeal No. 2002-2292 Application No. 09/139,749 HEARD: APRIL 15, 2003 Before KRASS, RUGGIERO and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-7. The invention pertains to the combining of radio signals in accordance with a technique known as diversity combining. In particular, the invention is directed to the reconfiguration of diversity legs and the establishment of transport level connections, which support the diversity legs, during a change in -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007