The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DAVID A. KAYSEN ____________ Appeal No. 2003-0553 Application No. 09/137,285 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FLEMING, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL A patent examiner rejected claims 1-20. The appellant appeals therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse. BACKGROUND The invention at issue on appeal connects a peripheral to a computer system. A computer system uses a processor and a memory to control the operation of peripherals connected to the computer system via a bus. (Spec. at 1.)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007