The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHN P. BIONDO, DENNIS C. LAPHAN, DONALD R. MAIER, WILLIAM F. NETH and CHARLES F. WINBURN ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1289 Application No. 09/028,796 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 22 to 24, 26 and 27. Claims 25 and 28 to 36, the only other claims pending in this application, have been allowed. We AFFIRM.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007