The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MICHAEL BECKER, JIM CHASE, CHRISTOPHER PAPA, and JEFF JONES ____________ Appeal No. 2003-0740 Application No. 09/099,188 ____________ HEARD: Aug. 20, 2003 ____________ Before WALTZ, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s refusal to allow claims 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 29 and 30 as amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated July 29, 2002, Paper No. 30, entered as per the Advisory Action dated Aug. 7, 2002, Paper No. 31). Claims 13-15, 17, 19-20 and 29- 30 are the only claims remaining in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007