The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN S. HUBERTY __________ Appeal No. 2003-0318 Application 09/377,262 ___________ HEARD: April 2, 2003 ___________ Before GARRIS, WARREN, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-27. Claims 28 and 29 are pending but have been withdrawn from consideration as directed to a nonelected invention. See paper no. 4, mailed April 11, 2001. Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced below: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007