The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN C. EIDSON and HANS SITTE __________ Appeal No. 2003-0340 Application 09/096,403 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before JERRY SMITH, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-49, which constitute all the claims in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007