The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board. Paper No. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOSEPH P. STEINER and GREGORY S. HAMILTON ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1106 Application No. 09/825,896 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before WILLIAM SMITH, SCHEINER and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 25, 26, and 27. Claim 25 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and is set forth below:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007