The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte ERIC DOUGLAS ROMESBURG Appeal No. 2002-1197 Application 09/131,1671 ON BRIEF Before BARRETT, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the final rejection of claims 1-41. We affirm-in-part and enter a new ground of rejection. 1 Application for patent filed August 7, 1998, entitled "Methods and Apparatus for Mitigating the Effects of Microphone Overload in Echo Cancelation Systems." - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007