The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES P. DELAPA, and JAMES W. WILLMAN ________________ Appeal No. 2003-1291 Application 09/468,698 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING and SAADAT, 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 63-66, 68-79, 81-96 and 98-117, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007