The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DALE R. DICK JR., and JOSEPH M. ENDRESZL __________ Appeal No. 2003-0131 Application 09/533,060 ___________ HEARD: August 20, 2003 ___________ Before STAAB, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Dale R. Dick, Jr. et al. originally took this appeal from the final rejection (Paper No. 7) of claims 1 through 16. As the appellants have since amended claim 6 and canceled claim 15, the appeal now involves claims 1 through 14 and 16, all of the claims currently pending in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007