The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte MARSHALL L. LAJOIE, PEDRO FERNANDEZ and CHARLES D. FORAN, JR. ________________ Appeal No. 2003-2069 Application 09/414,867 ________________ HEARD: FEBRUARY 19, 2004 ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY 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 1-35, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on July 22, 2002 but was denied entry by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007