The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DAVID JOHN ST. CLAIR and JAMES ROBERT ERICKSON _____________ Appeal No. 2003-1795 Application 09/821,702 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, TIMM, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 15, which are all of the claims pending in the present application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007