The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RODNEY RUESCH ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1262 Application No. 09/620,6791 ____________ HEARD: NOVEMBER 6, 2003 ____________ Before KRASS, DIXON and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 7-10, 15, 16 and 23-25. Claims 1-6 and 17-22 have been withdrawn from consideration as being drawn to a non- elected invention. The Examiner has objected to claims 11-14 and has indicated their allowability if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. We reverse. 1 Application for patent filed July 20, 2000.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007