The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte THOMAS E. DOWDY __________ Appeal No. 2002-1606 Application No. 08906,648 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-17, which are all of the claims pending in the present application. An amendment filed May 3, 1999 after final rejection was denied entry by the Examiner. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007