The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ANTHONY J. TOPRAC and MICHAEL L. MILLER ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1323 Application No. 09/421,803 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before OWENS, LIEBERMAN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 26 to 45, all of the pending claims in the application.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1 In rendering our decision we have considered Appellants’ position present in the Brief, filed September 30, 2002 and the Reply Brief, filed February 13, 2003.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007