The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex Parte ROBERT W. CALLAHAN, RON W. CALL, KEN J. HARLESON and TA-HUA YU _______________ Appeal No. 2003-0029 Application 09/385,933 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before, KIMLIN, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 to 15.1, 2 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1 In rendering our decision, we have considered Appellants’ arguments presented in the Substitute Brief, filed January 10, 2002. 2 According to Appellants, claims 16-20 have been withdrawn from consideration. (Brief, p. 2).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007