The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte KEVIN W. KOBAYASHI _______________ Appeal No. 2003-0522 Application No. 09/324,237 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2, 8 through 14 and 211 through 30. Representative claim 1 is reproduced below: 1 No rejection has been set forth for claim 20. Note appellant’s brief, page 1. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007