The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 74 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte THOMAS E. WAGNER, and PETER C. HOPPE __________ Appeal No. 2003-1126 Application No. 08/449,285 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before SCHEINER, ADAMS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL An oral hearing in this case was scheduled for January 20, 2004. Upon reviewing the case, however, we have determined that an oral hearing will not be necessary and we render the following decision based on the record. See 37 CFR § 1.194(c). This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 39, 41, 43, 50, 51, 55-79, 82, 83, 86-114, 116 and 119. Claims 39, 51, and 56 are representative of the subject matter on appeal, and read as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007