The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RABAH S. HAMDI and EDWARD E. OLKKOLA ____________ Appeal No.2002-1516 Application No. 09/052,744 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 23, and 24. Claims 12, 13, 15, 16, and 19-22 have been objected to by the examiner and would be allowable if rewritten in independent form. We AFFIRM-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007