The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DANIEL LEAK ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1473 Application No. 09/336,6491 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KRASS, BARRY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-8, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse. BACKGROUND Appellant’s invention is directed to a method and system for management of multiple storage devices coupled to a common small 1 Application for patent filed June 18, 1999.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007