The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PATRICK A. BANAS ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1531 Application No. 09/772,274 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before STAAB, CRAWFORD, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 19 to 24. Claims 1 to 14 have been canceled. Claims 15 to 18 have been found allowable.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007